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Wilder Horsham District celebrates three years of boosting biodiversity

Delivered by a unique partnership project between Horsham District Council and the Sussex Wildlife Trust.

Let's celebrate Recycling Week 2023

16 - 22 October. This year’s Recycle Week theme - The Big Recycling Hunt - focuses on items that can be recycled but are commonly missed in the home.

Funding opens for climate action and nature recovery projects

Applications are once again invited for community project funding to help tackle climate change and/or biodiversity loss.

Looking to become a carbon friendly business?

Please complete a short online survey to help us to help you to become a more climate friendly business. The survey closes Friday 13 October.

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Life on the Verge - Greening Steyning's new biodiversity project

Steyning's new Life on the Verge project hopes to inspire other communities to increase the diversity of plants and wildflowers in their own neighbourhoods.

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New animation series encourages us all to ‘Think Before You Throw’

Thank you! Last year you helped the County to reuse or recycle over 200,000 tonnes of waste!

Coffee Pods

Over half a million coffee pods collected by our new kerbside service!

Coffee lovers in Horsham District reach recycling milestone!

Horsham District Council Cabinet Member Cllr Jay Mercer with some of the Recycling , Waste  and Street Cleansing crew

We're reducing our carbon emissions in Horsham town centre

This is another key step for us in achieving our vision for a greener, cleaner environment for the District.

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Council declares climate and ecological emergency

At a recent Council meeting councillors voted to declare a climate and ecological emergency for the Horsham District.

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New survey aims to improve the health of the River Adur

If you visit or live near the River Adur, the Adur River Recovery Project want to hear from you!

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Share your views on new EV chargepoint locations

Residents’ views are now being sought on the locations for new EV chargepoints in the District.

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Take the Plastic Free July Challenge!

Take the Plastic Free July global challenge by refusing to use single-use plastics.