Waste and Water
Key messages
Much work has already been done locally and nationally to reduce domestic waste going to landfill, and improve recycling. However, waste production across the borough can be further reduced in the following ways:
- reducing the amount of waste produced
- re-using materials / waste where possible
- recycling waste in order to minimise the volume being sent to landfill
This may require further behavioural change as improvements are made to the services available.
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Commitment |
Action |
Partners |
Timescale |
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Reducing waste |
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We will work with partners, businesses and residents to reduce the amount of waste produced, promote reuse and recycling of waste and examine means of using waste as an energy source. |
Investigate use of waste as an energy source Investigate recycling options for harder to recycle materials Implement collection of hard to recycle items within Council occupied properties Implement collection of hard to recycle items across the borough Investigate new technologies available to improve our recycling service Work with partners to make best use of technologies and maximise recycling opportunities Investigate the introduction of a business recycling collection scheme Introduce a business recycling collection scheme |
LCC, contract service providers, schools and colleges, local businesses, residents |
Ongoing Annual
Ongoing Annual
Medium term
Long term
Long term
Ongoing
Annual
Short term
Medium term |
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Investigate use of rainwater harvesting |
Investigate the use of rainwater harvesting systems in council estate. Promote safe use of systems with businesses, residents and schools |
United Utilities, schools and colleges, local businesses, residents |
Short term Short term |
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As an organisation we will strive to lead by example, reporting our consumption and all those measures we are taking to improve our performance. |
Water & waste monitoring – benchmarking, reporting and improving Learn from best practice and promote this to local businesses and residents By 2027 the Council will not send any of its own waste to landfill |
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Ongoing Annual Ongoing Annual Medium term |
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As a borough, we will aim to send zero waste to landfill by 2030 |
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LCC, Service providers, schools and colleges, local businesses, residents |
Long term |
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The Council has already committed to eliminating the use of Single Use Plastics by 2025. |
Delivery of the SUP strategy including an annual review of our activities |
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Medium term |
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Investigate those improvements than can be made to our recycling service |
Including the goods we are able to recycle and those we are able to offer the services to. |
Service providers, schools and colleges, local businesses, residents |
Ongoing Annual |
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Make best use of new technology to continually improve waste collection and recycling services |
Making services accessible to all |
LCC, Service providers, schools and colleges, local businesses, residents |
Ongoing Annual |
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Work with schools and colleges to promote sustainable use of water and elimination of waste |
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LCC, schools and colleges |
Short term |
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Investigate potential agricultural improvements |
Investigate potential savings and improvements across the agricultural sector, and how the Council can support improvements |
NFU, agricultural sector |
Short term |
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Encouraging behavioural change |
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Work with United Utilities, partners, businesses and residents to promote the responsible use of water throughout the borough. |
Promote responsible use of water amongst businesses and residents. Promote use of water saving devices such as tap inserts, water efficient showerheads and dual flush converters to reduce water demand Encourage the use of grey water storage for developments within the Borough |
United Utilities, schools and colleges, local businesses, residents |
Ongoing Annual Short term Short term |
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Promote local repair and re-use activities |
Promote local repair groups Promote local donation points for the re-use of goods |
Local businesses, voluntary sector, residents |
Short term Short term |
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Work with residents to improve the percentage of waste recycled |
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Residents |
Ongoing Annual |
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Working for national change |
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Learning from best practice |
Learning from best practices in Councils where successful progress has been made |
Local Authorities |
Ongoing Annual |