by Nikki Brown | May 4, 2023 | Transport
Transport for Greater Manchester’s bike library scheme is already boosting people’s access to cycling with 29 libraries currently funded across the city-region. The libraries allow people to borrow a bike, with the aim of encouraging people to take advantage...
by Nikki Brown | Apr 25, 2023 | Green Finance
A community benefit society based at Dove Stone Reservoir is offering organisations based in Oldham and the surrounding areas financial help with their sustainability plans. Saddleworth Community Hydro, who run the country’s first high head system at an existing...
by Nikki Brown | Apr 20, 2023 | Sustainable Living
New data on recycling rates published by DEFRA shows that Greater Manchester now recycles more than 50% of its household waste, placing the city-region in the top half of the UK for recycling. Greater Manchester’s 50% recycling rate places it well ahead of the...
by Nikki Brown | Apr 20, 2023 | Sustainable Development
Siemens has set a target to decarbonise Trafford Park, one of Europe’s largest industrial estates, by 2038. The work will to support Trafford Council’s aims and Greater Manchester’s overarching goal to achieve net zero by 2038, twelve years ahead of the government...
by Nikki Brown | Apr 18, 2023 | Transport
The latest round of Bee Network contracts has been awarded for school services in Wigan, Bolton and parts of Salford and Bury. It’s hoped that making more reliable, sustainable buses across the city-region will minimise the use of personal cars for short...
