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Coalition agrees on full environment programme
With the establishment of a new government under the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, a part of their coalition agreement is to establish a full environment programme. In total there are 20 points in which both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have agreed on and several of them will have a direct impact on the West [...]
Birmingham 2010 General Election Results
All the results are in and throughout Birmingham the turnout for the General Election was between 55% to 65% despite problems in numerous areas, including Ladywood, where members of the public were denied the ability to vote due to long queues and inadequate polling stations. Environmental policies though, took a backseat during this election but [...]
Perry Barr held strongly by Labour
The Perry Barr Constituency of Birmingham was left firmly in the hands of Labour Candidate, Khalid Mahmood after a night that saw a lot of surprises including the first ever Green party MP. Mr Mahmood received 50.3% of the vote which is a 3.3% swing from what he had in 2005, taking votes away from [...]
Perry Barr Hustings – Tory turns Environment issues into joke
At the recent Perry Barr Hustings Debate, environmental issues were on the agenda for all, except prospective parliamentary candidate William Norton, who could only offer jokes. At the well attended Hustings debate held at St Augustine’s Primary School in Handsworth, 5 out of the 6 PPC’s were present to answer questions ranging from immigration, to [...]
Agencies call for more efficient recycling methods
The Waste Improvement Network and Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) have called for waste and recycling methods to be even more efficient. Both agencies have offered suggestions as to how council recycling policies and facilities can be improved and WRAP are offering further advice on how to streamline services to save tax payers’ money. This comes [...]
Bin men dispute raises concerns over the recycling in Sandwell
Bin men in Sandwell are in the process of planning a strike action, which if agreed on, may have a heavy impact on recycling collections in the area. The threat of strike is due to the implementation of the Single Status deal to equalise pay and conditions across the country. According to representatives of both [...]
Burning waste is “not enough” say campaigners
Despite recent improvements in recycling rates, Birmingham Friends of the Earth think that a lot more can be done to help residents recycle household waste. The group believe that Birmingham City Council are missing opportunities to recycle more materials because of the use of the “Energy from Waste” plant. A spokesman for Birmingham Friends of the [...]
Campaign raises questions about Birmingham’s recycling scheme
Birmingham City Council has provided a number of details about their particpation in a new campaign which has lead to several questions being raised as to whether Birmingham’s recycling policy and facilities are sufficient enough. WRAP‘s new campaign raises questions about Birmingham City Council’s recycling scheme compared to others in the West Midlands WRAP is [...]