Tag: Bristol City Council

Bristol Councillors vote to end high-carbon advertising on council-owned sites

Stuart Mitchell

Advertising of all petrol and diesel cars, hybrid vehicles and SUVs, along with flights, fossil fuel companies and marketing campaigns encouraging excessive consumption of fast fashion will no longer be allowed on Bristol City Council-owned advertising sites following a near-unanimous vote by committee members yesterday (14 September). Members of the Strategy and Resources Committee voted 8 to 1 in favour of updating the council’s Advertising and Sponsorship Policy in yesterday’s meeting. The changes follow a review of the policy, which explored the potential for introducing restrictions on the promotion of…

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Bristol’s Binning – giant wave sculpture kickstarts campaign to reduce litter on the streets of Bristol

Stuart Mitchell

Further action is being taken to help reduce the amount of litter on Bristol’s streets. From Wednesday 2 November new eye-catching bins, cigarette butt voting bins, and targeted messaging will encourage people not to leave litter behind when enjoying the city and its harbour. In partnership with Bristol Waste and Bristol City Council, environmental charity Hubbub is launching the ‘Bristol’s Binning’ campaign to help reduce the amount of litter on Bristol’s streets and stop it travelling into the harbour and out to sea, contributing to the ocean plastic crisis. Two…

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