A radical new approach to food production, capable of transforming landfill sites into low carbon, affordable fruit and vegetable production hubs, has been unveiled by Sustain Wiltshire in Royal Wooton Bassett.    In a world-first, landfill gas tapped from Crapper and Sons’ landfill site will be turned into heat, power and CO 2 , to create perfect year-round growing conditions within giant, positively pressured, inflated growing domes located on the Wiltshire landfill site. 

Looking back at 2025, we reflect on what has been another momentous year for Sustain Britain.     In addition to holding our second sell-out Sustain Britain Conference, we successfully launched the Greenprint for a Sustainable Independent Britain to attending delegates.    Inspiring speakers   Jonathon Porritt was once again truly inspiring, and Hannah Pathak, CEO of Forum for the Future, brought a breath of fresh air with her insights into future trends, sustainability strat

Looking back at last year’s pre-Christmas blog, I asked two questions. First: ‘Will 2025 see a change of tack by Wiltshire County Council in relation to the Super-Midden? Second: ‘Will the logjams that we’ve experienced in planning and permit requests be eased, and maybe even removed?’   At that point I took the view that inertia was the cause of many of our delays, but I queried whether this was a deliberate act or just a reflection of a broken system? I concluded only time