Including 5 closely related terms such as waste recycling, waste, and waste recycling.
… and increased the amount of residents’ waste recycled. As a result of this work, between 2014/15 and 2018/19 we reduced the amount of carbon emitted across the Council by 15,884 tonnes, a reduction of 45.24%. Our positive progress in waste recycling has led us to increase our recycling target for 2024/25 to 80%, which exceeds the national target set by Welsh Government. We have also increased…
… buildings within the County Borough are built to a Net Zero standard. Supplying all our buildings and offices with low carbon heat and/or generating our own electricity. Further developing the use of hydrogen for fuel cells in Council vehicles and buildings. Ensuring we recycle or reuse 80% of all municipal waste by 2025. Continuing to locate services closer the people that use, work…
… including: o waste heat generated at Bryn Pica o geothermal energy from abandoned coal mines. Contribute to actions within the Cardiff Capital Region City Deal to explore options for a hydrogen economy and to generate green energy to fuel our industrial and commercial businesses. Potential measures/targets Increase local renewable energy generated (MW numerical) o Solar - currently 1.5 MW…
… of roof top solar installed on Council assets o Wind – no council owned o Hydro – no council owned (targets tbd) Making waste work for RCT We will: Increase the amount of waste we reuse and recycle locally by investing in technology, and supporting businesses and residents. Adopt a circular approach to recycling and reusing waste material that includes: Ensuring the maximum service life…
… from our resources and finding ways to recycle what is left. Creating outlets for the sale of recycled goods that would have otherwise gone to landfill. Investigating how hard plastic waste can be processed into useable products. Reduce transport emissions through improved processes for sorting and transporting cardboard maximising the cardboard capacity transported in a single journey…