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A new community force – Islington’s recycling champions – is taking action to help tackle the climate emergency.

Islington Council yesterday (Monday 10 February) celebrated the huge achievements of more than 50 adult learners living in the borough at an award ceremony at the Town Hall.

The work of Holloway’s firefighters is being recognised at a new free exhibition which provides a unique insight into the emergency workers’ unseen lives.

As part of its commitment to tackling the Environment and Climate Emergency, Islington has today (Monday, 10 February) become the first council in the UK to collect and publish air quality data at all primary and secondary schools in the borough.

Islington Youth Council is helping to champion fairness and equality as two young people from Samuel Rhodes School have been elected for the first time.

• 95% of consumers want their local businesses to reduce single-use plastics
• People report feeling worried, frustrated and sad at amount of single-use plastic in shops

Islington residents are invited to put their questions to Islington Council Leader Cllr Richard Watts and hear more about the council’s investment in a fairer Islington, at a public event on 11^th February.

The Institute of Physics has this week hosted the launch of a new and pioneering programme from Islington Council that will ensure that every child in the borough has 100 hours’ experience of the world of work by the time they are 16.

Islington schoolchildren and residents have heard the powerful stories of Holocaust survivor Hana Kleiner and Bosnian genocide survivor Mevlida Lazibi during the council’s Holocaust Memorial Day event on Monday 27 January.

A free community event to celebrate Islington’s diversity and highlight the support available to EU citizens will be held on Saturday 1 February.  

Trailblazing project aims to reduce harmful air pollution, save money for essential services and help Islington achieve its 2030 net-zero carbon emissions target