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Environment

Find information and advice on environmental issues such as pollution, pests and street cleaning.

Climate Emergency

Find out about our work to tackle the Climate Emergency and how you can help.

Air quality

Find out what we are doing to improve air quality and what steps you can take to reduce air pollution.

Allotments and community gardens

Find out how to apply for an allotment or set up your own community garden.

Animal welfare

Report lost or stray animals, find information about how to keep your pet safe and report any animal welfare concerns.

Contaminated land

Land contamination is usually caused by previous industrial or commercial use or major waste deposits.

Prosecuting environmental offences

We take our responsibilities to allow residents to enjoy clean streets and to prevent behaviour that causes nuisance and risk to public health very seriously.

Keeping our streets clean

​Our five town centres are swept daily Monday to Sunday. Smaller shopping area roads are swept daily Monday to Saturday.

Issues with noise

Find out how you can try and resolve noise issues and how you can ask us for help.

Pollution information for developers and businesses

Find out how we manage industrial pollution in the borough.

Trees

Report problems with trees, get involved in planting new trees or find out what to do if you’re doing work that might affect a tree.
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