The Government has set a national target to increase the amount of waste recycled in England to 65%, while keeping waste that ends up in landfill below 10%. The Government is also introducing new collection rules for food waste and recycling to deliver more consistency across England.

To achieve these targets, Nottingham City Council has been developing a new strategy for how waste and recycling is collected from homes and businesses in the city. This will support our target to be a carbon neutral city by 2028, while also providing a cost-effective and good quality service for residents and businesses in Nottingham.

To achieve our goals, the City Council is proposing new options for waste and recycling collections in the city. These include:

• Working on initiatives to help people reuse and repair items rather than throwing them away
• Helping people to manage waste well and recycle the right things
• Starting?food waste collections
• Making changes to how we collect recycling
• Offering smaller general waste bins

To help us shape the final strategy, we want you to tell us your thoughts on waste and recycling in Nottingham. The consultation is open until 14^th December, and the results will be used to shape the final strategy.

More information and the survey can be found online: https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/engage-nottingham-hub/open-consultations/municipal-resources-waste-strategy/

This week we announced ?11.4million of funding from the Department of Transport to make our buses faster, easier and greener.

The money will help us introduce new bus priority lanes and other measures to keep buses out of congestion, plus it will help us offer lower fares to targeted groups and to protect certain routes that would otherwise be at risk.

Our plan is to add measures to make sure our buses are fast and reliable even on congested routes, without taking away capacity for car drivers. My transport colleagues will plan and model the changes before coming back to you with a public consultation giving you more detail on the proposals.

The annual live music, arts and fundraising Hockley Hustle festival is back this Sunday for the first time in three years.

It?s taking place across 30 venues around Hockley, with 350 artists and it?s all to raise money for local charities which are carrying out vital work across the city.

The event is all about giving something back to the local community and since 2006, the event has raised over ?200,000 for Nottingham based charities. This year they are supporting five charities, including Imara, Base 51, Emmanuel House, BME Cancer Communities and a Nottingham food bank.

Nottingham has a thriving creative scene, which has pulled together another great day of music, comedy, art, poetry, workshops and talks celebrating the very best of what the city has to offer, while making a difference to local people?s lives.

Along with the live music and comedy there is also the Silent Disco, Hustle Parade and the Street Food Club. Find out more? - www.hockleyhustle.co.uk/