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Argyll and Bute Council

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…. We are developing and implementing a Waste Strategy that commits the council to working to meet the Scottish Government’s Zero Waste and Circular Economy targets by basing our waste disposal services around the waste hierarchy. Achieving this objective will have positive effect on the Council’s greenhouse gas output. Through framing the policy initiative on the waste hierarchy we will also…

… be able to achieve savings as a smaller decreasing amount of waste goes to disposal or recovery via energy from waste. Using promotional tools such as social media and the Council’s website as well as direct engagement at events etc. we will educate residents, business, visitors and Council employees on the need to reduce, reuse and recycle following the waste hierarchy to reduce waste going…

… • Iona • Dunoon • Tiree • Lochgilphead • Seil … Our Carbon Footprint As a business, the Council is responsible for over 300 buildings, runs hundreds of vehicles including cars, buses, ferries and bin lorries and runs multiple services like disposing of municipal waste. All of these assets and activities generate greenhouse gas emissions which are harmful to the environment and contribute…

… and businesses. We have grouped the actions into 6 themes and provide a full breakdown including a resource plan at Appendix A. The themes of our Decarbonisation Plan are as follows:- 1. Waste We will tackle waste in the most sustainable way. Emissions generated by the handling of municipal waste is by far the biggest contributor to the Council’s greenhouse gas emissions at over 45…

…% of total footprint. Whether its kerbside uplifts, recycling, food waste in school canteens or commercial waste we want to consume less, waste less and send less to landfill. This will require support from both our local households and businesses in terms of behavioural change as well as adopting new methods of process change. 2. Energy and Water Consumption We want to reduce resource…

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