Including the closely related term water usage.
… and encourage all Council staff and Members to take a leadership role in promoting reductions in water usage. Procurement 26. Strengthen sustainable procurement policies to purchase/lease energy efficient materials, services and technologies where viable and that support the local economy. 27. Seek where appropriate to incorporate carbon reduction requirements into new tender contracts including…
… the use of EV staff pool car(s) •Assess the scope for extending sustainable travel incentives for staff •Promoting reductions in water usage •Review the use of peat, redesign mowing regimes etc •Convert street lighting to LED •Review carbon and waste impacts of catering for events Stage 1- immediate actions/measures •Checklist of criteria to inform decision making •Review sub-metering…