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… efficiency programmes. Theme 7 – Biodiversity 1.9 Recycling - The Council’s combined recycling rate is slightly below the national average of 43.5% achieving a recycling rate of 41% in 2019/20. The Government (Defra) has consulted on its new UK Waste & Resource Strategy which has two overarching objectives to (a) Maximise the Value of Resource Use and (b) Minimise Waste and its Impact…
… on the Environment. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/879654/201819_LA_collected_waste_mgt_annual_Stats_Notice_FINAL_Accessible_v9.pdf Consultations closed 12th May 2019; it was anticipated further consultations would be undertaken during 2020. Following new legislation, a re-modelling of the Council’s waste collection…
… Renewable Energy Tariff Project: The Council buys its utilities through a national public framework called Crown Commercial Services (https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/about-ccs/). Crown Commercial Services are the biggest public procurement organisation in the UK. They use their commercial expertise to help buyers in central government and across the public and third sectors to purchase…