Environment
We’re responsible for the environmental issues that affect your quality of life.
This includes looking at the suitability of major planning developments like waste disposal sites and mineral extraction, We also oversee the disposal of domestic rubbish at waste disposal sites.
- Description
- People from outside Staffordshire with trade waste are being reminded that they can no longer dispose of their waste at Staffordshire's Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs).
- Date:
- 25 May 2023
- Description
- Changes to the disposal of trade and bulky waste are to be introduced at Staffordshire's Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) to help curb queues for residents.
- Date:
- 17 May 2023
- Description
- People in Staffordshire are being urged not to cut their grass in May and to join Plantlife's annual No Mow May campaign.
- Date:
- 10 May 2023
- Description
- Changes to the disposal of trade and bulky waste look set to be made at Staffordshire's Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) to help curb queues for residents.
- Date:
- 09 May 2023
- Description
- Visitors to Staffordshire's libraries during May are getting the chance to take part in fun activities to help promote the importance of caring for the environment.
- Date:
- 09 May 2023
- Description
- Walleys Quarry Ltd, which operates the landfill site on Cemetery Road, Newcastle, met officers from Staffordshire County Council to discuss criticism that too many HGVs were obstructing roads and laybys in the town while waiting to use the landfill.
- Date:
- 05 May 2023
- Description
- Pupils from two schools in Kidsgrove are urging drivers to switch off their engines in a campaign to reduce air pollution around their schools.Pupils from two schools in Kidsgrove are urging drivers to switch off their engines in a campaign to reduce air pollution around their schools.
- Date:
- 04 May 2023
- Description
- The results of a public consultation on options to manage bulky and trade waste at Staffordshire County Council's Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) are to be reviewed by members at its scrutiny committee.
- Date:
- 17 April 2023