The BLUEPRINT Circular Economy Roadshow is a virtual event taking place 09 – 13 May offering people the chance to see how they can benefit from this new way of using waste as a resource. Free of charge, this exciting, week-long event will focus exclusively on the circular economy. The circular economy is about transitioning…
Kent County Council (KCC) Chairman, Lesley Game, has cut the ribbon at the new Allington Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) ahead of its opening to the public today. Residents are now able to book appointments to visit the site at www.kent.gov.uk/allingtonhwrc. To ensure maximum efficiency, the new HWRC has been designed to operate without interruption…
Gardeners are being asked to leave their lawns uncut and join Kent County Council (KCC) in supporting No Mow May, allowing flowers to bloom and supporting bees and other pollinators. The campaign by Plantlife is being promoted by KCC’s Plan Bee team to help boost awareness of how wild plants can support habitats. The council…
A new 38 hectare (94 acre) solar farm in North Somerset has been acquired by Kent County Council (KCC) and LASER Energy, massively reducing carbon emissions whilst saving energy costs for KCC. The Bowerhouse II Solar Farm, which has recently been built by Ethical Power Ltd, has the capacity to have 39,312 solar panels and…
Work to establish a Jubilee Wood at a primary school has started as part of Kent County Council’s (KCC) involvement in the Queen’s Green Canopy project. On Tuesday, 29th March, councillors joined staff, pupils and KCC’s Chairman, Lesley Game, at Sandwich Junior School to begin planting the trees. The wood has been designed to represent…
Kent County Council (KCC) has hosted a visit by the UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC). Chaired by Lord Deben (former Environment Secretary, John Selwyn Gummer), the CCC is an independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act 2008 with the purpose to advise the UK and devolved governments on emissions targets and to report…
Kent County Council (KCC) is asking for views on Plan Tree, a new strategy to establish more trees in the county. Plan Tree includes establishing at least 30,000 trees on KCC’s own land representing one tree for every person in our workforce. In addition council members will be able to allocate 350 trees each within…
A new chairman has been appointed to the Kent Nature Partnership (KNP), marking the start of a pivotal year. Hosted by Kent County Council (KCC), the body has worked since 2012 to collaborate with organisations in the county to find ways to recover nature and ensure it thrives in the future. The post was left…
Residents and businesses are coming together to invest in renewables through a group-buying scheme for solar panels and battery storage. Solar Together, which is endorsed by Kent County Council (KCC), will use the collective buying power to get a competitively priced installation. The scheme helps Kent homeowners feel confident they are paying the right price for…
Kent residents are being urged to maintain awareness of an imported disease that can cause long-lasting and even fatal damage to Ash trees. Ash Dieback has the potential to infect Ash trees, including the half a million growing on private land in the county and some 20,000 on Kent County Council (KCC) maintained land. The…
Residents are being urged to consider reusing before recycling items this Christmas. Kent County Council (KCC) will be using its social media channels in the period before and after Christmas to promote ways of reuse and recycling. District and borough councils are responsible for collecting your waste from your home and transporting it to KCC’s…
Now is the chance for residents and businesses to have their say on the updated Kent Minerals & Waste Local Plan. Kent County Council (KCC) is the planning authority for waste management and mineral development, which includes quarrying for sand, brickearth and ragstone. This is important for sustainable growth and the plan sets out how…