Cleaner and Greener: Big improvements to recycling approved for Kirklees
Kirklees Council Cabinet has approved exciting plans that will transform the way we recycle at home.
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Try out an e-bike this August
Want to feel the wind in your hair, hear the whir of the wheels, but without the effort up the hills?
This August, EPIKS are hosting a couple of E-bike taster sessions, as well as DIY bike maintenance session.
Improved towpath and Memorial Park footpath opens in Mirfield, creating greener route to local station
A newly resurfaced canal towpath and upgraded footpath around Mirfield’s memorial garden was officially opened on Friday 1 August – offering the local community a greener, easier, safer and more accessible route to the station.
Read moreSix Kirklees areas see major improvements in air quality
Kirklees Council’s Cabinet have approved changes to the Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) in the borough at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday 8 July.
Read moreEvery Kirklees household to be within 500 metres of high-quality greenspace by 2050
Kirklees Council’s cabinet has endorsed the next phase of the White Rose Forest strategic plan that will see multiple environmental benefits for the people of Kirklees.
Read moreNominate your Kirklees Recycling Hero for an award
Nominations are now open for the Recycling Hero Awards 2025, as Kirklees Council once again looks to residents to celebrate the borough’s sustainable superstars.
Read moreKirklees makes the ‘A List’ in climate action
We have received an ‘A’ for our efforts to tackle climate change from the independent assessor, CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project).
Read moreWe have been awarded more funding to remove chewing gum litter from our streets
We are putting plans in place to remove chewing gum that blights local streets after receiving a further £26,450 of funding to tackle the issue. Last year’s clean up Last year 16,503 pieces of gum litter were removed from streets in Huddersfield and Dewsbury and this year the spotlight will be on Heckmondwike and Marsden. Cleaning up streets in Heckmondwike
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