Worthing named second cleanest town in England
The town was beaten only by Exeter in Devon
A new, in-depth environmental study has named Worthing as the second cleanest town in the country.
The ENDS REPORT index looked at the country's 55 largest urban centres and grouped more than 30 environmental factors into five categories, air quality, climate, water quality, public realm and green behaviour.
According to the data, Worthing has the highest volume of installed renewable electricity capacity per 10,000 households and the second lowest CO2 emissions per capita.
However, despite the impressive ranking, Cllr Edward Crouch, Worthing Borough Council's Executive Member for Digital and Environmental Services, insisted there is still much more to do. He said: “It is fantastic news to be ranked so highly and gaining recognition for being such a clean town and is recognition for all the work that has been done by the Council, businesses and residents.
“Together with Adur District Council and other neighbouring authorities, we have worked incredibly hard to become more environmentally friendly, but that work is only just beginning and the journey to become even cleaner and greener still has a long way to go.
“We are very fortunate to live where we do but there is so much more we can still do to improve our record even further and ensure the town and surrounding areas continue to get even cleaner, now and for future generations.”
Nearby Brighton was ranked third.