Tel: 03450 450 500
Email: sustainability@scambs.gov.uk (This link will open in a new window)
About these pages
- The Low-Carbon Living pages have just been launched and are currently under review. You are welcome to send your comments to sustainability@scambs.gov.uk (This link will open in a new window)
Our Partners
- South Cambridgeshire's Environment Group
Help address the issues and monitor the progress of the Community Strategy, which contains a series of actions to help improve the quality of life across the district and that tackle climate change.
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Climate Change Network
A cross-sectoral partnership providing support to public and private sector organisations as well as local communities seeking to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
- South Cambridgeshire Strategic Partnership
The South Cambridgeshire Strategic Partnership (or LSP: Local Strategic Partnership) is a partnership between the council and various partners to work together towards achieving economic, environmental and social standards for the district.
Food, Waste and Recycling Information Archive
Peat-based composts phased out by 2010
Many gardeners don't realise the environmental impacts of using peat-based composts for their gardening needs. A Government campaign is set to promote the use of peat-free composts to reduce CO2 emissions and protect biodiversity and wildlife in lowland raised bogs (where the peat originates).
Digging up areas for peat releases CO2, damages habitats and combined with the statistics that 50% of the UK's peat is imported from overseas - using peat-based composts in very carbon-intensive and damaging for the environment.
More information about peat-based composts (This link will open in a new window)
