by Nikki Brown | Aug 2, 2023 | Sustainable Living
Bright, colourful and eye-catching bins will appear in Burrs Country Park, as part of a new on-the-go recycling initiative launched by Bury Council. Bury #InTheLoop is a three-month trial which will make it as easy as possible for residents and visitors to...
by Nikki Brown | Aug 2, 2023 | Sustainable Living
22 community groups from across Greater Manchester have benefitted from a share of £220,000 to support innovative projects tackling waste, as well as encouraging reuse and recycling. Now in its third year, the Recycle for Greater Manchester (R4GM) Community Fund has...
by Nikki Brown | Aug 1, 2023 | Retrofitting
Greater Manchester has a target of becoming a zero carbon by 2038 and housing retrofit is key to achieving that ambition. The fourth Manchester Retrofit Summit, hosted by Low Carbon Homes will take place over three mornings on Monday 9 October, Tuesday 10 October and...
by Nikki Brown | Jul 27, 2023 | Smart Energy
Manchester City Council is on course to reach an important milestone this year as part of its drive to become zero-carbon by 2038. By the end of 2023 the Council aims to have installed almost 10,000 new solar panels on its buildings across the city – 9,859 in total....
by Nikki Brown | Jul 26, 2023 | Transport
The city of Manchester has been chosen to pilot the UK’s first peer-to-peer electric vehicle sharing platform. Cheshire-based Zoom EV’s new platform acts as electric vehicles’ answer to Airbnb, enabling users to borrow EVs from registered car owners, who in turn can...
