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…% Waste Services Streetscene Dec 2022 Increase the number of recycling bins in public spaces based off demand and ensure it is recycled effectively Waste Services Streetscene Apr 2023 Determine the use of single use plastics within Council assets and level of waste generated to identify potential areas of improvement to limit plastic waste in the Borough Waste Services Streetscene Dec 2022…

… for unavoidable environmental impacts by building climate resilience into our systems and services. As a Council we directly emit a small percentage of the UK’s carbon emissions, but we influence around 40% of emissions through our roles as community leaders and via the services we deliver such as planning, streetscene services and waste collection. We are working with partners including Lancashire…

… to deliver our strategic objectives for climate change and the end goal to be a net zero Borough. These are cross cutting priorities which include a programme of activity across a broad range of themes including the environment, air quality and nature recovery, transport, waste and recycling, policy, behaviour change and the built environment. The following are an overview of each of our…

… priorities. Priority One: Embed climate change in everything the Council does from policy to decision making Chorley Council is committed to understanding and assessing the impacts for climate change in every decision we take and that for all of our activities (eg. development and waste collection) and to our events, we maximise opportunities to reduce the carbon footprint. Priority Two…

… to access to deliver decarbonisation of homes, business, and transport and its vital the Council maximises these opportunities in what is a growing an emerging sector. Priority Seven: Improve the Borough’s recycling rates and work with partners, residents, businesses, schools, community groups and internally to reduce the volume of landfill waste produced in the Borough Reducing waste…