As climate change impacts increase, we have seen more frequent surface water flooding in the borough, putting further pressure on our sewer system, which had not been designed to cope with recent increases in rainfall. Creating Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) schemes will help reduce climate change's current and future impacts on flood risk.
February 2025
LSBU Green Skills Hub, in partnership with Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark council, created a virtual work experience or green sectors showcase designed for residents aged 16 and above in Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark.
January 2025
The Hyde Group held a tree planting event in Stockwell to launch its Big Plant Out campaign.
Lambeth Council, together with WeAreWaterloo BID and the South Bank and Waterloo Neighbours Forum, is regenerating Hercules Road, Waterloo, to create up to 300m2 of new green space, trees, cycle parking facilities and seating for the community.
Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust undertook a review of their food waste operations at their hospitals. The Trust identified quick and big wins to reduce food waste by 13%. Re-training and analysing the different ward's needs were instrumental in changing behaviours and raising the profile of the food waste problem.
December 2024
In 2022 King’s College Hospital made a bid to the Greener NHS Healthy Futures Fund for an inhaler recycling pilot at King's. The Greener NHS team supported the idea for the project and asked for expansion across the South East London Integrated Care System. Secondary care sites working with community pharmacies encourage patients to return their used or expired inhalers to pharmacies. These inhalers are then sent to specialist waste facilities to recycle all components of the inhaler.
September 2024
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