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An extra 534 tonnes of waste and recycling was collected by Fenland District Council (FDC) in a month, an increase of 17 per cent since the coronavirus lockdown was enforced.
A 15-month project has been launched to explore how farms can capture carbon to combat climate change – and how they can be rewarded for it to replace revenue lost from EU subsidies.
More than 1,000 acres of farmland are being given back to nature in a bid to boost biodiversity and cut carbon emissions.
Bosses at Suffolk’s waste and recycling centres have confirmed they are not yet in a position to open, despite plans in other parts of the country for closures to be eased.
Cambridgeshire County Council has been discussing the desire to reopen ‘tips’ – and the challenges of doing so.