In the first two weeks of the films and flexible plastics trial, 4,200 blue bags have been received and have gone through the process of being turned into reusable materials.
Thanks to support from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Magazines Promenade is now one of 81 pollinator-friendly spaces now in place in Wirral, helping to support wildlife and connect people with nature.
Members of the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee received an update on Wirral Council’s progress towards meeting carbon emissions targets it has set for itself as part of its aim to be carbon ‘net zero’ by 2030.
Pupils from year 9 of Woodchurch High School took part in a series of interactive activities and workshops to try to understand the causes of air pollution in their area and explore potential solutions.
Consultation is now open on using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera technology to restrict traffic at key times around five more schools across Wirral.
More than £8m was invested in highway maintenance across Wirral last year, with 239 roads and 92 footways around the borough improved, keeping them safe for everyone who uses them.
At the next meeting of the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee, members will consider an update on the council’s new five-year Waste and Street Cleansing Strategy – entitled ‘Rethinking Waste: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover 2025-2030’.
The flexible plastics trial will run from June to August 2025 and will help the council and its partners to understand about the collection and processing involved with recycling these items and how it will work in Wirral.
Residents who want to sign up to the garden waste collection service in Wirral have until May 20th to subscribe in order to ensure they receive the first collection of the new ‘season’ in June.
The groundwork to create 15 new wildflower meadows in Wirral has now been completed - in time to attract an increasing number of pollinators to the borough over the summer.
Households that are being asked to take part in this 10-week trial will receive information telling them they have been selected and what will be expected of them. The trial itself will run from June to August 2025.
