Attendees at the launch pledged their support to the city’s ambitions to create the UK’s Environment Capital by signing a tree made from recycled cardboard.
Friday, 21 November 2008
Peterborough launches Environment Capital ambition with a bang...
Wednesday 19th November saw 200 local people from the city council, local businesses and communities pledge their support for Peterborough's green ambitions.
Aviation
Check out this article from the Guardian....quite a good piece I thought and certainly makes you realise the enormity of the problem!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/12/heathrow-third-runway
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/12/heathrow-third-runway
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Peterborough Evening Telegraph supports Peterborough's green ambitions!
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Pledge your support for Peterborough's ambition to create the UK's Environment Capital...
Do it all here...
Peterborough Environment City Trust's Annual Report 2008 released
Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT) has just released their annual report 2008 with highlights from all their green projects in Peterborough.
Find it here.
Find it here.
Peterborough United (POSH) go green to support Peterborough's ambition to become the UK's Environment Capital!
Players from POSH wear their green away kit and pose with Get a Green Grip bags to support Peterborough's environmental ambitions...
POSH is currently working with Business Envestors to help reduce their carbon footprint and keep the team green!
Peterborough Scrapheap Challenge
Find out about Peterborough's very own scrapheap challenge judged by Ch4's Dick Strawbridge and Jenna Hiley, Peterborough City Council's Climate Change Officer.
It was all organised by Peterborough Environment City Trust as part of a campaign to give rubbish a second chance. What is one person's rubbish is anothers' raw material. Re-use is the name of the game.
Visit: http://peterboroughscrapheap.blogspot.com to find out how the teams got on and who the winner was!
Thnaks to the Peterborough Evening Telegraph and John Lewis for their support of this event.
It was all organised by Peterborough Environment City Trust as part of a campaign to give rubbish a second chance. What is one person's rubbish is anothers' raw material. Re-use is the name of the game.
Visit: http://peterboroughscrapheap.blogspot.com to find out how the teams got on and who the winner was!
Thnaks to the Peterborough Evening Telegraph and John Lewis for their support of this event.
Monday, 17 November 2008
COUNCIL RECYCLING PROJECT IS NAMED BEST IN UK
A city project that reuses, repairs and recycles damaged fridges, washing machines and other white goods that are then sold back into the community has been named the best in the UK.Peterborough City Council's Electrical Appliance Recycling Project (EARP) which is a partnership between Peterborough City Council, Indesit Company and other key organisations was awarded the prestigious Electrical and Electronic Recycler of the Year and was shortlisted for the Best Partnership Project for Recycling at the National Recycling Awards 2008 at the Telford International Centre.
The aim of the project is to increase the city's recycling rates, encouraging regeneration of used electrical goods and providing a supply of affordable electrical appliances back into the community. Used or damaged white goods and computers are recycled either by repairing the items where possible or dismantling them and recycling the individual components.
Councillor Wayne Fitzgerald, cabinet member for environment, said: "To win this award is fantastic news and a testament to how the people of Peterborough have embraced this initiative since its inception in November 2004. The partnership between the city council and Indesit Company has created a unique project that increases our recycling rates and helps boost the city’s green credentials."
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Eight shopping trolleys, eight traffic cones, 30 bags of general rubbish…and there was more!
The setting wasn’t the local tip, but the River Nene between Orton Longueville and the Town Bridge in Peterborough and the event was a major clean-up organised by Anglian Water as part of World Rivers Day.
A Peterborough Nene RiverCare Group was set up by Martin Ballard, Contracts Performance Manager, Asset Management, and together with Thorpe Wood House Building Co-ordinator Irene Pollock, who organised the volunteers for the day.
20 people, including Anglian Water employees and representatives from the Alliance, the Environment Agency and Natural England, worked their way down the two-mile route picking up litter from the bank side and the river’s edge. Their haul included trolleys, the cones and the bags of mixed rubbish that Peterborough City Council took away.
“The result was hugely satisfying, although the amount of rubbish was astounding! We could not have moved the heavier items if it weren’t for the help of Mr Steeple and Rail World’s tractor and trailer.” said Martin. “It was a great joint effort and we will repeat it twice a year now, hopefully involving more people from across Peterborough.”
RiverCare Project Co-ordinator Greg Hall added: “It was great to see volunteers from different organisations coming together and making such a difference to the stretch of river. It was one of the best clean-ups that I have been involved with to date.”
www.rivercare.org.uk
A Peterborough Nene RiverCare Group was set up by Martin Ballard, Contracts Performance Manager, Asset Management, and together with Thorpe Wood House Building Co-ordinator Irene Pollock, who organised the volunteers for the day.20 people, including Anglian Water employees and representatives from the Alliance, the Environment Agency and Natural England, worked their way down the two-mile route picking up litter from the bank side and the river’s edge. Their haul included trolleys, the cones and the bags of mixed rubbish that Peterborough City Council took away.
“The result was hugely satisfying, although the amount of rubbish was astounding! We could not have moved the heavier items if it weren’t for the help of Mr Steeple and Rail World’s tractor and trailer.” said Martin. “It was a great joint effort and we will repeat it twice a year now, hopefully involving more people from across Peterborough.”RiverCare Project Co-ordinator Greg Hall added: “It was great to see volunteers from different organisations coming together and making such a difference to the stretch of river. It was one of the best clean-ups that I have been involved with to date.”
www.rivercare.org.uk
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Debate...credit crunch vs going green
Check out this debate looking at whether the credit crunch is the best or the worst time to go green. Most people are suggesting it's the best time to stop wasting money and reduce energy, water and waste...
If you want to find out about reducing the costs of your business and cutting your carbon footprint Business Envestors might be able to help...
If you want to find out about reducing the costs of your business and cutting your carbon footprint Business Envestors might be able to help...
Did you know...?
Peterborough was designated one of four UK Environment Cities 15 years ago in 1993 along with Middlesbrough, Leicester and Leeds. Peterborough Environment City Trust was founded to ensure continued environmental progress was made.
Peterborough is home to the largest colony of great crested newts in Europe at the Hampton Nature Reserve.
Peterborough has one of the highest ratios of green space per person in the UK.
Peterborough is home to the largest colony of great crested newts in Europe at the Hampton Nature Reserve.
Peterborough has one of the highest ratios of green space per person in the UK.
Monday, 10 November 2008
Great Strides in Sustainable School Transport
Car journeys to school in Peterborough are on the decrease with recent figures showing that parents and children are turning towards more sustainable forms of travel; walking, cycling and public transport. The news follows lots of hard work in promoting and encouraging the use of more environmentally friendly forms of transport. Nicola Francis, Travelchoice Team Manager is delighted, “The latest figures are fantastic, it’s great to see people leaving their car at home and opting for a cleaner, greener and ultimately healthier trip to school. The challenge now is to encourage even more people to do the same and the Travelchoice is there to help”. Car journeys dropped from 30% of the total in 2007 to 26.9% in 2008. Public transport, walking and cycling rose from 67% to 72.8%.
Peterborough...Creating the UK's Environment Capital
Welcome to the blog!
This is the place that you can keep up to date with all the things going on as Peterborough moves closer towards it's goal of creating the UK's Environment Capital.
This is an exciting time for the city with the momentum behind all things green mounting. Everyone has a part to play in making Peterborough a cleaner, greener, healthier place to live, work and play.
We'll be posting hints and tips on green living on the blog too - so keep checking back to find out what you can do to help make Peterborough a capital city!
We want to use this blog to tell you about the environmental things going on in the city, but we also want to hear what you think. We'd love to hear your thoughts and comments so feel free to leave us some! We do moderate comments, but only for abusive, libellous or offensive comments.
Thankyou!!
This is the place that you can keep up to date with all the things going on as Peterborough moves closer towards it's goal of creating the UK's Environment Capital.
This is an exciting time for the city with the momentum behind all things green mounting. Everyone has a part to play in making Peterborough a cleaner, greener, healthier place to live, work and play.
We'll be posting hints and tips on green living on the blog too - so keep checking back to find out what you can do to help make Peterborough a capital city!
We want to use this blog to tell you about the environmental things going on in the city, but we also want to hear what you think. We'd love to hear your thoughts and comments so feel free to leave us some! We do moderate comments, but only for abusive, libellous or offensive comments.
Thankyou!!
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