2026
- Digital transformation for a smarter, more connected Powys
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A revised Digital Strategy sets out the council's commitment to deliver smarter, more connected public services for Powys.
- Partnership Conservation Projects Deliver Biodiversity Gains Across Causeway Coast and Glens
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Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has been working in partnership with a number of organisations across the Borough to deliver a range of winter conservation projects aimed at enhancing habitats and boosting biodiversity.
- Mid Ulster Council Retains Top Recycling Spot
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Mid Ulster continues to lead the way in terms of recycling, having again secured the position at the top of the recycling table for the period July – September 2025.
- Trialling Recycling Interventions to Increase Food Waste Collections
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Zero Waste Scotland has produced a suite of reports on the impacts of different interventions on increasing participation in food waste recycling.
- Swansea Central Area: Regenerating our City for Wellbeing and Wildlife
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Swansea Council and Natural Resources Wales publish Swansea Central Area: Regenerating our City for Wellbeing and Wildlife
- Highland Council Recognised at National APSE Energy Awards
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Highland Council’s Climate and Energy Team has received national recognition at the APSE Energy Awards 2026, highlighting its leadership in delivering climate ready infrastructure and long-term energy investment across the region.
- Waste and Recycling Service Transformation at South Kesteven District Council
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Kayleigh Boasman, Head of Service (Waste and Markets) at South Kesteven District Council, shares how they have leveraged data to transform their waste and recycling service delivery.
- Bedford Borough's recipe for the introduction of food waste collections: Engaging our community through Simpler Recycling communications
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Ben Woodfine, Simpler Recycling Communications Project Manager at Bedford Borough Council, shares how they have leveraged creative social media content to inspire and inform residents.
- Making Better Use of Council Fleets: Changeable Vehicle Messaging from Roadvert
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As a long-established partner to Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) and local authorities across the UK, Roadvert supports councils in delivering clear, targeted public messaging through a practical use of existing fleet assets.
- Right Thing, Right Bin: Driving behaviour change across Lincolnshire
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Emma Staff, Strategic Communications Lead - Waste Services at Lincolnshire County Council, explores how
Lincolnshire have successfully changed recycling behaviour through creative and strategic communications.
Promoting excellence in public services
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
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