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We are committed to maintaining a clean and safe environment for everyone in our borough to enjoy. Here you can read about the latest news from our parks, waste, streets, transport and sustainability teams.

Adults and children planting things

Community food growing grows bigger with Big Dig Day

Four gardens in Lambeth are part of a national campaign promoting food growing in the community on Big Dig Day (27 April).

Myatt's Fields Park - hut to left, big tee front & centre, people walking and lying in the sun.

Five years’ funds for more community growing

Myatt’s Fields Park community greenhouse will offer local food growers plants and training with the help of a new five-year grant.

Kids from 12 schools competed to be fastest recyclers as well as the best goal-scorers at a football tournament organised by Veolia

Blowing the final whistle on single use plastic

Lambeth schools gave plastic the boot in a day of football with SportsFusion with packed lunches, refillable water bottles and taking part in a recycling challenge.

Electric charging point in Brixton

New wave of electric vehicle chargers installed

More than 100 electric vehicle charging points have been installed in Lambeth over the last year, as part of the council’s efforts to improve air quality.

heavy horses Murdoch & Nobby from Operation Centaur ploughing a wildflower meadow for Brockwell Park

Heavy Horses drafted in to create a home for grass and wildflowers

Stage one of creating a new wildflower meadow in Brockwell Park is bringing in carthorses from the Operation Centaur to plough the soil.

Incredible Edible Lambeth Gardeners and Cllr Claire Holland stand in the vegetable garden at Max Roach Park to launch 2019 Gardening Awards 'Blooming Lambeth'

Blooming Lambeth – entries now open for garden and growing awards

Nominations needed now for Blooming Lambeth – tell us which gardening and growing projects should win prizes for making Lambeth a greener and more connected community

Children and adults created 4 living walls at Triangle Playground, including on e with flowers in brightly-coloured metal pots on a trellis

Green our city with £5,000 ‘Our Space’ Awards

Apply by Monday March 25 for up to £5K ‘Our Space’ Awards to create sustainable green spaces in Lambeth.

Woman in kitchen scraping veg peelings into biodegradable liner in bin caddy

Helping people recycle more food waste

Household food waste is recyclable and we want to remind you how quick and easy it is to cut down and keep food out of your rubbish bin!

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