Sustainability Grants, Schemes, and Advice
Grants
If you are a local organisation or charity seeking funding towards a specific project or necessary purchase/repair, the Council would welcome your application.
This includes grants to fund green projects/initiatives to reduce organisations carbon footprint, increase biodiversity or help the community be greener
For more information on the fund click the link below
Schemes
Your Tree Our Future
Hertfordshire County Council are delighted to announce that Your Tree Our Future reopens on 9 June 2025 to provide trees for residents, businesses and community groups to plant across Hertfordshire.
This year over 60,000 trees will be available and with your help this will take the total number of trees planted through this scheme to over 250,000.
To apply for your free tree fill out the Your Tree Our Future application form.
Visit Hertfordshire County Council's Website for more information.
Advice
WasteAware
WasteAware is a partnership of all 10 district and borough councils and the county council. District councils are responsible for bin collections and bulky waste collections. Hertfordshire County Council runs the recycling centres. Together they are supporting residents to reduce, reuse and recycle.
To find out more about WasteAware, their services, and campaigns, visit the WasteAware website.
Local and central Government grants, schemes and advice are available to reduce the cost and environmental impact of home and business energy consumption.
Everybody can benefit - businesses, homeowners, residential landlords, private and social housing tenants and those on low incomes. The main emphasis is to reduce energy wastage by improving the fabric of your home or business premises.
For further information, useful tips, and practical advice for action you can take straight away to live more sustainably, read the Hertfordshire Climate Change Sustainability Partnership's guide.
For full details on advice, schemes and grants visit the East Herts District Council Website.