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East Lothian Council

…) to continue to reduce the Carbon Impact of household waste generated and managed for East Lothian – identified by Waste Services and based on SEPA national data; • The addition of a new action (action 1.5c) to reduce the Council’s paper use (for printing) – identified by the Council’s COVID-19 Working Differently Short-Life Working Group as a benefit (improved sustainability) which has arisen due…

… an increase in East Lothian’s household recycling rate to 55.3% (2019) of total household waste recycled; • We continue to report significant progress in increasing the Council’s Electric Vehicle (EV) fleet and installing public EV chargepoints across East Lothian. We added 11 new Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) to the Council’s fleet, funded by Transport Scotland’s Switched On Fleets Programme…

… opportunities to generate Green Heat in Green Spaces. Consideration is being given to the potential to use bio-methane from food waste as an energy source following a positive high-level feasibility study; • The Council achieved the Soil Association Scotland’s ‘Food for Life Served Here’ Bronze Award again this year for the 7th year in a row, for its commitment to providing fresh, locally sourced…

… and sustainable food for school meals, and we are working towards a Silver award; • We undertook a consultation on our vision and overarching plans for our proposed ‘ClimatEvolution Zone’, and we continue to explore options for Blindwells new town and surrounding area with partners, including the feasibility of minewater geothermal heat sources in our former coalfields; • Waste Services reported…

… and provide new systems where required Conserve Resources at Work (‘CRAW’) Waste Services; Facilities Management Service Ref Action Relevant Strategy / Plan Lead Person / Service Indicator Baseline Target (where applicable) Target date UPDATE: AT DECEMBER 2020 Notes Tracking of progress with actions 1.6b Implement an Ultra-Low Emissions Vehicles (ULEV) strategy for our…