Future – I Am Birmingham

Cllr Majid Mahmood (second left) with members of the Birmingham City Council's environmental team

Birmingham trials first zero-emissions all-electric bin lorry across city’s Clean Air Zone

Staff ReporterJuly 27, 2022August 3, 202201 mins

In the latest step to reduce emissions from road traffic to combat climate change and help people live healthier lives, Birmingham City Council has begun trials of its first all-electric bin lorry. The Dennis Eagle eCollect will operate in the city’s Clean Air Zone for three weeks until August 12 collecting waste and recycling material…

A team of Birmingham friends are cleaning up dangerous waste to make communities and families feel safer

Brave faith-inspired volunteers from Small Heath clear up dangerous drugs waste in Birmingham parks

Rangzeb HussainJune 13, 2020June 13, 202001 mins

A group of Brummies from Small Heath have formed a volunteer group to cleanup dangerous drugs waste from streets and parks across the Midlands region to motivate communities and to make families feel safer when visiting parks. A group called the Waste Warriors have been conducting cleanup operations in Birmingham and the Black Country and removing…