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
- Staff from the county council's recycling team used national Cycle to Work Day to trial a scheme to upcycle bikes and make them available to disadvantaged families across Staffordshire.
- Date:
- 05 August 2024
- Description
- Communities across Staffordshire are set to benefit from £93,000 funding for projects that help tackle climate change. The Staffordshire County Council Climate Change Action Fund is in its 5th year and has so far allocated over £267,000 to 290 non-profit groups.
- Date:
- 30 July 2024
- Description
- Stone canoeist Adam Burgess has added to Staffordshire's medal tally at the Paris Olympics this week, with a thrilling silver in the men's canoe slalom. He saw off stiff competition to finish the slalom in 96.84 seconds, managing to successfully banish the hurt of the Tokyo Olympics where he missed out on bronze by just 2 hundredths of a second.
- Date:
- 29 July 2024
- Description
- People are being invited to donate any unwanted bikes at a special event at Harplands Hospital on Thursday 1 August.
- Date:
- 29 July 2024
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- Community groups from across Staffordshire have been awarded funding for projects that help improve the local environment.
- Date:
- 18 July 2024
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- A key public bridleway, situated between Aston and Madeley, has been restored and improved thanks to Staffordshire County Council's Rights of Way team.
- Date:
- 11 July 2024
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- A Stoke-on-Trent business has hailed the Green Solutions initiative for its free bespoke advice on how to become more sustainable and save money.
- Date:
- 21 June 2024
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- Staffordshire schools are being encouraged to turn off their engines to help improve air quality across the county.
- Date:
- 12 June 2024