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Renfrewshire Council

… Maximise reuse, repair and recovery Sustainable waste management Supporting communities to reduce waste Offsetting: disposal as a last resort, with local offsetting of associated emissions to compensate How the Council will lead and enable the transition: We will identify procurement hot spots within the Council's supply chains, activities and operations to maximise circular economy opportunities…

… infrastructure across Renfrewshire, and will meet the equivalent of 100% of this increased electrical demand from renewables by 2030 Circular economy We will make Renfrewshire a zero-waste society with a circular economy: minimising waste and maximising reuse, recycling and recovery of resources rather than treating them as waste Priority areas Reduce waste at source…

… of all the buildings we own to ensure more efficient use: minimising energy consumption; reducing energy waste; maximising energy efficiency; and ensuring all public and community buildings have renewables where technically feasible - monitoring and sharing our progress to ensure transparency and facilitate replication by others We will generate the equivalent of 100% of the Council's public buildings…

… consultation and engagement We will ensure that all Council buildings, including schools, have the facilities for the full recycling collection service and work with local businesses and commercial waste providers to identify improvement opportunities We will promote sharing and repairing behaviours (including within our own operations) and work with local partners to expand existing models of sharing…

… libraries and repair cafés and workshops We will reduce the carbon impact of waste from Council operations annually per head of population, monitoring and sharing progress as well as lessons learned from initiatives which have been implemented Connected Communities We will empower our communities by ensuring an inclusive and just transition to net zero with social…