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World Water Day 2023

Supporting World Water Day - 22 March 2023

For World Water Day we are sharing some advice on water saving measures and how you can get involved in World Water Day.

Improving our environment through the Great British Spring Clean

Keep Britain Tidy's annual litter campaign calls on Litter Heroes to help improve the environment on their doorstep.

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Let's get behind Food Waste Action Week 2023

6-12 March 2023. Find out how we can reduce, recycle, and reuse food waste to help save the environment and save money too.

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Top tips to help beat condensation

Top tips about how to deal with condensation whilst keeping energy bills down.

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Improving biodiversity in our countryside sites

We work hard to support and foster the wealth of biodiversity across our countryside sites. Here are some examples of places you can visit.

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We are installing LED lighting in our Horsham District car parks

Last year we replaced all the lights in our multi storey car parks with LED lighting. We are now working to replace all the lights in our car parks across the District.

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We’ve reduced our direct carbon emissions by almost 60%

Horsham District Council has reduced its direct carbon footprint by about 57% since 2019/20; that is, about 1,300 tonnes of carbon.

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Launching a new Climate Action Hub for West Sussex

We are supporting County in the launch of an exciting new Climate Action Hub for the whole community.

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New Community Energy Horsham partnership established

Find out how we are working with newly formed resident-led group Community Energy Horsham.

Pulbough Operation Watershed

Funding available for West Sussex communities to tackle flooding

See how flood mitigation funding helped to significantly reduce flooding in Pulborough.

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We're celebrating Recycle Week with some good news!

In celebration of national Recycle Week from 17 - 24 October we'd like to say Thank You for being the best recyclers in West Sussex!

 The River Arun in Pulborough - credit Toby Phillips

Major funding secures a vital landscape restoration project

A grant of £500,000 has been secured to support an exciting new landscape recovery programme to improve the River Adur.