A radical new approach to generating social value from school building projects can counter the impact of falling birth rates and changing demographics in communities across the United Kingdom, says Kieran Dyer, director of architecture at Pick Everard.

A fleet of four lithium-ion battery powered forklifts has been introduced at the Veolia Southwark Integrated Waste Management Facility to further support Southwark Council's ambition of achieving carbon-neutrality.

As part of a new campaign, Year 5 and 6 pupils from five schools across the borough of Caerphilly in Wales put their creative skills to use to design their own recycling 'heroes and villains'.

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) have launched a 500 million framework agreement to help public sector organisations including those within the NHS to decarbonise their estates.

The London Borough of Merton has appointed Veolia to deliver recycling and waste collections and winter maintenance services as part of a new eight-year contract which will commence in April 2025.

Deborah Matthews, VP Product Management at MRI Software, responds to the announcement the government will provide councils in England with 68m to help build thousands of homes on disused brownfield sites.

Gareth Mitchell, UK Partner Manager at Heliot Europe, says councils are turning to the IoT and 0G LPWAN technology to counter shortfalls in allocated budgets for public waste services.

Traffic technology business SWARCO UK & Ireland has been awarded a new long-term service and maintenance contract for traffic signals and signage covering Bedford Borough Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Central Bedfordshire Council, Luton Council and Peterborough City Council.

A business from a neighbouring London borough has been fined a total of 2,005 after blocking a pavement in Haringey with multiple bags of waste from their construction company.Residents across the borough have been instrumental in supporting the council to protect their local neighbou

In an open letter to the UK's next government, Daniel Austin, CEO and co-founder at ASK Partners, presents a case for tackling poor housing supply by supporting local authorities over housebuilders.