Climate Emergency

Close up of a streetlight engineer fixing a new LED lamp to the top of a streetlight

LED replacement programme continues to shine

15 October 2021
A multi-million pound programme to replace more than 27,000 streetlights in...
Three of the parks and countryside staff holding up a Green Flag at Queens Park

Wirral awarded 30 Green Flag Awards for the second year running

14 October 2021
208 Green Flags have been awarded to parks and green spaces in the North West,...
Group of school children holding signs that they have designed as part of previous climate change work with Edsential.

Edsential launches a teachers toolkit ahead of global COP 26 conference

12 October 2021
A free Climate Change Teachers Toolkit has been launched to support teachers...
A vehicle plugged into one of the electric vehicle charging points. The car is parked up on the street and the charging wire is attached to the car at one end and to the electric vehicle charging point, which is positioned on the streetlight at the other end.

On-street EV charging trial goes live

04 October 2021
More than 40 on-street electric vehicle charging points are available for use...

Bus Rapid Transit system proposal for Wirral Waters

01 October 2021
Hydrogen-powered buses could be brought in to meet growing demand for transport...
Graphic with the text 'Step it Up for Recycle Week'

Recycling Q&A – do you know your general waste from your recycling?

27 September 2021
Following Recycle Week, test your knowledge on how to dispose of certain...
Bus and taxi alongside each other

COP26 Zero Carbon battle bus heads to New Brighton

27 September 2021
The Planet Mark zero carbon, fully electric “Battle Bus” is heading to the...
Recycling bin wagon

Recycle Week – did you know this about recycling?

24 September 2021
As part of Recycle Week, the council’s Waste and Environment teams share some...
Graphic of a row of houses and one with a bobble hat on with the text 'Green Homes Grants' and 'Keeping Wirral Green'

Last chance to access green grants for your home

23 September 2021
The window for applications for a Green Homes Grant shuts at the end of this...
Pringle cans being put in a recycling container

Pringles tubes and other similar containers now accepted at recycling centres

21 September 2021
A new recycling service for paper containers with metal ends has been launched...

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