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The new marine plan provides a policy framework which will be used by regulators to help decide what activities take place in the marine environment and where and how it is developed, protected and improved in the next 20 years.
Isle of Wight: Sustainability
If you want to find out more about sustainability and the issues that affect our environment, you’re in the right place.
Whether it’s details of changes you can make at home, or at your business or work, we lay out the facts and let you share your opinion.
Below are articles relating to sustainability and green issues on the Isle of Wight.
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In a move unpopular with the public, the Isle of Wight council have decided to remove 29 Bottle banks from around the Island. Here's when your town/village will lose its bottle banks.
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Thousands of Isle of Wight homes have had improvements implemented to their homes since the start of scheme to reduce the amount of energy required to heat properties.
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The Isle of Wight Council launched two major environmental initiatives at the Environmental Conference held in Cowes on Tuesday.
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The size of the Isle of Wight might make it the perfect place to have an electric car. Sales are continuing to expand, up 50% on the same quarter last year.
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A scheme on the Isle of Wight receives praise from other local authorities, after encouraging visitors to cycle while holidaying on the Island and continue when they get back home.
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The Isle of Wight MP is joining others - including OnTheWight reader Don Brame - calling on the Council for a more sensitive approach to verge cutting between April and September.
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A new campaign aims to help householders learn about the right thing to do with their rubbish and reduce the amount of household waste that is fly tipped by rogue traders who offer to take people’s waste away for money and then dump it.
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The booklets are being posted by Royal Mail and all Isle of Wight households should receive one by 2 June.
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The only Green Party councillor on the Isle of Wight council announced today he would become an Independent Green councillor. OnTheWight has the Party's response to what he referred to as the "increasingly irreconcilable" situation.
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The councillor says they would not be able to serve their community and residents well, whilst being held to account and directed by a committee of the Isle of Wight Green Party.
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Those residents who have been in touch asking when the Isle of Wight council waste calendar would be updated will be interested in this latest info OnTheWight has chased down.
