Cumbria Unites for National Week of Sustainable Celebrations: Funding Available for Community Events in June 2025
Community groups across Cumbria are set to host a series of community-focused events this June, emphasising sustainability, climate action and local food. The county’s climate change charity, Cumbria Action for […]
£90k Community Grants Awarded to Tackle Climate Change in Cumbria
Community groups across the county have been awarded a share of over £90,000 of National Lottery funding to deliver a diverse range of projects to help tackle the causes of […]
Survey launched for residents to input into the future of waste collection
A ‘Community Conversation’ has been launched by Westmorland and Furness Council to gather people’s thoughts on current services in their area, the feedback received will help inform the council’s emerging […]
Exploring a mixed recycling facility: A behind-the-scenes tour!
Earlier this month, October 2024, members of the ZCCP team and the Cumbria Sustainability Network (CSN) had the unique opportunity to visit Cumbria Waste Management’s state-of-the-art Mixed Recycling Facility (MRF), […]
Guest Post: Nu Green: Why we need to think circular – what is the circular economy?
This is a guest post from Nu Green: a research-led, sustainability consultancy that was born from the desire to reduce the amount of medical waste and create a circular healthcare […]
Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership Summit – A Report
The first of what we intend to be an annual event, the Zero Carbon Cumbria Summit, on the 20 March 2024 attracted a good cross section of representatives from the […]
Cumbria’s Path to a Circular Economy
As home to around 500,000 people and with an extra 47 million tourists annually, Cumbria faces a significant challenge in addressing emissions resulting from consumption and waste. This update […]