Environment
We’re responsible for the environmental issues that affect your quality of life.
This includes looking at the suitability of major planning developments like waste disposal sites and mineral extraction, We also oversee the disposal of domestic rubbish at waste disposal sites.
- Description
- A £7.8 million investment to protect Cannock Chase is planned over 15 years by the Cannock Chase Special Area Conservation Partnership (SAC) and will be funded by money from housing developers.
- Date:
- 22 September 2020
- Description
- Staffordshire residents are being urged to respect the countryside and each other.
- Date:
- 18 June 2020
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- Householders in Staffordshire are being urged to take up composting with the help of discounted compost bins from the county council.
- Date:
- 27 May 2020
- Description
- Residents are being urged to stagger their visits to Staffordshire's household waste recycling centres, to prevent long queues when they reopen.
- Date:
- 13 May 2020
- Description
- Staffordshire's household waste recycling centres will reopen on Thursday 14 May.
- Date:
- 06 May 2020
- Description
- Visitor centres, toilets, cafes, children's play areas, barbecue facilities and car parks at Staffordshire's country parks have closed.
- Date:
- 25 March 2020
- Description
- With Staffordshire residents throwing out four in 10 plastic bottles annually, Staffordshire County Council is launching 'Plastic Bottles: Recycle One and All', a new campaign to help increase recycling rates and reduce waste.
- Date:
- 05 March 2020
- Description
- Work to prepare for a cattle-grazing conservation project on part of Cannock Chase will begin soon.
- Date:
- 03 March 2020