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Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council

… Cumbria through the Cumbria Strategic Waste Partnership, formed by all the Cumbrian Waste Collection Authorities and the Waste Disposal Authority to work together to develop the most cost effective and practical methods of dealing with waste. The Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy sets the strategic direction for waste policy in Cumbria and this will be renewed in 2020.xiii The partnership…

…, (2019) 2017 UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions, [online] Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/77 6083/2017_Final_emissions_statistics_one_page_summary.pdf xiii Cumbria Strategic Waste Partnership. Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy 2008 – 2020. Resource Cumbria. [online] Available at: https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/eLibrary…

… consumption of resources, increasing recycling and reducing waste; 5. Increase carbon capture to offset emissions; 6. Increase public awareness around climate change. Climate Change Policy 2020-25 4 | P a g e 1. Reducing emissions from Barrow Borough Councils estate and operations. We want to demonstrate leadership and make our contribution to meeting carbon budgets by reducing…

… in order to encourage the uptake of ULEVs and we have started to work with partners to create a strategy for electric vehicle charging infrastructure to ensure fair access to charging for all drivers, including residents with no designated parking, small businesses, taxi drivers and buses. 4. Reducing consumption of resources, increasing recycling and reducing waste. We are committed…

… to reducing our use of natural reserves through reduction, recycling, reusing materials and working with our residents to increase our recycling rates. Waste sector emissions of all greenhouse gases accounted for approximately 4% of UK emissions of greenhouse gases in 2017, but have fallen by 69% since 1990.xii Climate Change Policy 2020-25 6 | P a g e We work with our partners across…