Including 5 closely related terms such as waste, waste collection, and household waste.
… and diesel required to fuel them. The fleet of vehicles operated by SERCO for household waste collection and street cleansing, does not sit within the council’s reportable emissions. Typically, council fleets which do include waste vehicles, make up around 15% of authority emissions. The availability and cost of low carbon RCVs, will present challenges to converting SERCO’s fleet by 2030. How…
… Green Business Network in this financial year. Emissions from businesses need to have reached net zero by 2041 Reducing emissions from household waste As the household waste collection service is not operated directly by the council, its emissions fall into the borough’s 2041 target, rather than our own 2030 target. Reducing emissions from the collections of household waste is likely…
… emissions from new homes 17 Reducing emissions from businesses 17 Reducing emissions from household waste 18 Community Engagement 19 Energy 20 Off-setting 22 Adapting to the impacts of climate change 23 Air Quality 24 Natural Environment 25 Strategic Partnership 26 Resources 26 Financing climate change activities 27…
… that are already involved in, or moving towards ‘circular economy’ principles or trading in the low-carbon and environmental goods sector • Household waste and recycling – we can influence how much of the borough’s waste is recycled and how energy efficient the collection service is. • Greening the borough – we can directly influence how ‘green’ Sandwell becomes • Behavioural change – we can influence…
…, encouraging people and businesses to recycle more and reducing the volume of waste generated. It will be crucial for local authorities to adopt additional requirements the Environment Act mandates. • UK Climate Risk – The recent publication of the Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) assessed 61 risks and opportunities from climate change in England including housing, the natural environment…