Space age technology is being used to help pin-point trees in Exeter as part of a ground-breaking pilot scheme.
As part of the Space for Smarter Government Programme first call for Expression of Interest, Exeter City Council has secured £38,000 of funding from the UK Space Agency to help develop a tree management system that will allow officers to report the exact location and details of fallen or damaged trees in the city.
The system uses satellite positioning, navigation and timing technology, which is able to pick up natural objects such as trees.
With Central Government funding (via the Environment Agency) of up to £100,000 in place, East Devon District Council has begun coastal defence beach recycling work at Sidmouth’s main beach.
As scheduled, work on the six-week project commenced on Monday 5 January and a digger has begun removing the surplus build-up of shingle from the western end of the main beach(over the Bedford groyne).
Dumper trucks will redistribute the shingle at the eastern end (from the York groyne and beyond) travelling over a temporary ramp on the rock groyne opposite the Bedford Hotel and using...
Exeter City Council are providing drop off sites for Exeter residents to take their real Christmas trees for recycling this weekend (Saturday 10 January and Sunday 11 January 2015).
The trees will be shredded and used in the city's parks or sent for composting just outside Exeter.
Trees put out for normal rubbish or recycling collections will not be collected.
As Twelfth Night approaches, and thoughts turn to ‘un-decking’ the halls and taking down the tree, the Woodland Trust is urging everyone to help protect the UK’s woodland by dropping their Christmas cards off at their local M&S store.
For every 1,000 cards recycled in store, M&S will fund the planting of one tree.
The UK is already 8,135 trees richer thanks to customers’ efforts last year – when a staggering 8.1 million cards were dropped into M&S stores. This season, special card collection bins are already in M&S stores* - where they will stay until 31...
Teignbridge Council is offering residents the chance to recycle their real Christmas trees for free.
People can take advantage of the many ‘free tree’ recycling collection points on offer across the district. In Teignbridge last year, over 4,000 real Christmas trees were recycled and turned into compost.
Anybody wishing to dispose of their tree can go to any of the sites below on the dates and times listed. Ashburton: Edwin Tucker & Sons (Car Park), Fri 9 Jan (8am - 5pm) and Sat Jan 10 (8am - 4pm). Closed Sunday
Work to reinstate the depleted shingle on Sidmouth’s Main Beach will start early in the New Year, now that East Devon District Council has received approval for the job and funding has been agreed.
The council announced in October that it was looking into the possibility of accessing Government funding to reinstate both Main Beach and East Beach to the levels they were at before last winter’s storms. Work will go ahead early in the New Year on Main Beach, whilst East Beach has already been improved by natural shingle movement.
Innovative schemes which can reduce household waste and increase recycling across Devon are being invited to bid for a share of a £4,000 fund from Monday 1 December.
The Devon Authorities Waste Reduction and Recycling Committee (DAWRRC), which represents a partnership between the seven District Councils, Exeter City Council, Torbay Council and Devon County Council, is offering the Innovation Fund to stimulate new approaches to reducing, reusing or recycling household waste in Devon.
The fund is open to all, including individuals, businesses and community groups.
A big beach recycling scheme to help protect Teignmouth seafront from future storm damage gets underway today.
Specialist diggers and bulldozers will move 10,000 tonnes of sand from the estuary side of The Point Spit to the sands in the front of The Point car park.
Beaches act as giant sponges soaking up wave energy and this reshaping of the beach will give it a protective healthy layer in readiness for any future winter storms like those that hit the South Devon coastline in February.
The work starts today (21 October) and will take three weeks. The work has been...
Celebrating home-grown making with a showcase of 12 craftmakers who use materials which are locally distinct, natural or recycled. The show explores local heritage and environment using traditional skills and resources combined with contemporary approaches. Exhibits include organic sculpture, roadkill materials, installations and recycled jewellery. Open daily. Free. 10am-5.30pm
Help the environment, save money and energy - all reasons why people in Devon are being encouraged to keep up efforts to prevent waste going to landfill.
At the moment, the recycling rate in Devon stands at 55% which puts it as one of the best performing councils in the country.
However, with a target of 60% by 2020, further work is essential to carry on the good work by householders.
One of the main benefits of recycling is the cost saving. Disposing of a tonne of waste costs around £115 per tonne, whilst recycling a tonne of waste can give an income of between £30...
