Including the closely related term waste.
… to reduce fleet mileage and associated fuel consumption and carbon emissions. The Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service has used software to implement more efficient waste collection routes, the Council’s Streets and Open Spaces teams have used software to schedule tasks in sequence and reduce vehicle routes, and the Environmental Health team has used a database to facilitate more mobile…
… boilers. ● Replacing existing fleet vehicles with more fuel-efficient Euro 6 vehicles at the end of their life span and introducing 12 electric vans to the Council’s fleet which are used by Streets & Open Spaces and Estates & Facilities teams. The Greater Cambridge Shared Waste service also purchased one of the first electric refuse lorries in the country. ● Using software solutions…
… and would significantly reduce emissions from the Council’s fleet, which is currently the second largest source of our emissions at 23% (See Figure 11). Charging one of the Council’s electric vehicles The Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service will seek to replace all Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) with low carbon alternatives (electric or hydrogen) at the point when they are due…
… lighting, will be replaced across the Council’s estate saving approximately 97,925 kWh of electricity. Waterbeach Depot (office accommodation) The depot building, used by the Greater Cambridge Shared Waste service, uses electricity for both heating and lighting. It has an ASHP for heating and the lighting was upgraded to LED lighting in 2020, which will reduce electricity consumption by 8,363…
… properties) Fleet Fuel Use (Diesel, Petrol, Gas Oil) Council fleet vehicles Waste fleet vehicles Diesel use by generators used by Cambridge Live at events Scope 2 Indirect Emissions Emissions created outside the city Electricity Consumption Council buildings (not outsourced leisure sites managed by GLL) Landlord/ communal lighting of areas in Council managed properties (sheltered…