New food waste collections are 
now being offered to local authority and academy schools throughout Somerset. The new schools food waste collection service comes as the final stages of construction are underway on Somerset’s own anaerobic digestion (AD) plant. Using wheeled bins provided by Viridor with Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP), the new service is intended for larger schools and those with canteens that produce more food waste. Full Story: Read More
LANGPORT SURVEY SUPPORTS IRISH BAG TAX
More than 90 per cent of shoppers want to rid an historic Somerset town of plastic carrier bags, according to a survey. The finding comes as Northern Ireland this week [Monday 8 April] joined Wales in forcing retailers to charge for single use plastic bags. The survey of 150 people in Langport, Somerset, found 131 supported a campaign to make the town plastic bag free. Full Story: Read More
Cash to help farmers hit by Somerset Levels flooding get business and nature back on track | This is Somerset
Farmers recovering from the devastating effects of last year’s floods on Somerset’s Levels and Moors will get £300,000 in aid from the European Union and match-funding from the UK to help put their businesses, and nature, back on track. Somerset County Council has won the European funding for the Value of Working Wetlands project. It will see £600,000 spent in the county to help restore grasslands ruined after months under water. Full Story: Read More