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London Borough of Wandsworth

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… to the effective recycling of domestic waste. We are proud of the hundreds of new trees we plant every year. We know this all makes a difference. We have championed the cause of clean air and healthy streets. We have put practical measures in place to get people out of their cars. We were among the first boroughs to embrace car clubs – leading to a rapid rate of growth across the borough. We have lobbied…

… as an organisation by 2030 and zero carbon by 2050. The strategy itself will address specific areas of action that we need to pursue, including: • We will make Wandsworth the greenest Inner London borough by committing ourselves to urban greening, planting trees, encouraging biodiversity, protecting and enhancing our existing parks and open and green spaces. • We will ensure that our planning…

…, gaining an excellent score. • We have planted over 1,200 trees in the last two winters and we are actively exploring new areas to plant street trees. For 2019/20 we plan on planting 400 trees. • The Council has launched the “For Fish’s Sake” campaign, which highlights the damaging impact of waste entering the River Thames, Wandle and Beverly Brook. This campaign included lamppost wraps…

… in achieving its aims. In total the council looks after more than 60,000 trees in its parks, commons and open spaces while around 16,000 grow in residential streets and on the borough’s housing estates. Our lakes and open water spaces in our parks help promote and support biodiversity, while the Wandle Trail and the Wandle Valley Park make the most of the River Wandle running through our borough…

… a vital part of regeneration as well, with the new Linear Park in Nine Elms, running from Vauxhall Bridge to Battersea Power Station, providing a sustainable, green backbone to the regeneration area, an approach that we will seek to replicate in other regeneration projects and schemes across the borough. Wandsworth’s trees and woodlands help to conserve and enhance biodiversity, our approach…

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