The Strategy
This strategy will be managed and monitored through the climate emergency task group. They will review the progress made to achieving the following aims and objectives and provide reports on the progress made and difficulties encountered to Cabinet and the leadership team.
The most common single-use plastics found in the environment, in order of magnitude are:
- cigarette butts
- plastic drinking bottles
- plastic bottle caps
- food wrappers
- plastic grocery bags
- plastic lids
- straws and stirrers
- other types of plastic bags
- foam take-away containers.
The council recognises that discarded plastics, including non-recyclable cups, bottles and straws, are a major environmental pollutant and of detrimental impact to South Ribble borough and its communities.
Four key themes have been identified which need to be addressed to meaningfully reduce the volume of SUP’s consumed across our borough:
- getting our own house in order
- working with suppliers and contractors
- helping raise awareness across the borough
- enabling South Ribble to take action.
Action should be taken in line with the national waste hierarchy as detailed above.