Including 10 closely related terms such as minimise waste, waste, and waste collection.
… Explore potential for food waste collection around main office and depot. Short term 6.4.5 Investigate the potential to include technologies to improve water efficiency within buildings, such as rainwater harvesting, grey water systems, flow regulators, water efficient toilets and showerheads. Short term District wide 6.4.6 Investigate alternative disposal routes for municipal waste…
… with the aim of eliminating waste to landfill Short term 6.4.7 Introduce food waste collection across the district. Medium term 6.4.8 Explore opportunity for alternative food waste disposal such as composting and anaerobic digestion and its potential for energy…
… 6.4 Waste and Water In 2019/20, 34,750 tonnes of household waste was produced in Blaby District of which approximately 42% was recycled or composted. Action needs to be taken to reduce the volume of all waste, increase the re-use and recycling of waste, eliminate disposal to landfill and generate energy from the remainder. We should also explore emerging technologies around the mining…
… of energy and resources from historic landfill sites. We must also ensure both the supply and demand of water is managed in a more sustainable way. Action Timescale Council wide 6.4.1 Conduct a waste audit to better understand our sources of waste, identify our recycling rate. Once known explore ways to minimise waste generated from our own activities, increase recycling rates and set…
… outside the district boundary as a result of activities taking place within the district such as procurement, waste disposal and investments. Blaby District’s Green House Gas Emissions by Source (2017) Table 1. Key emissions from main sources. TonnesCO2e Scope 1 Scope 2 Scope 3 Stationary Energy9 156,418 125,621 45,703 Transport9 320,961 179,709 Aviation9 51,901 Waste9…