Climate change action plan 2021-23
Climate change action plan 2021-23
Climate change action plan 2021-23
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In response to this report, the Council approved the<br />
introduction of a 12 month kerbside glass collection<br />
trial to test the modelling assumptions and long-term<br />
viability of adding a separate collection of glass to its<br />
existing kerbside recycling collection services. This<br />
pilot is now underway across approximately 4,000<br />
properties in Morpeth, Bedlington, Alnwick and<br />
Hexham. A review of this trial is due after 9 months<br />
to assess and confirm the costs and benefits of the<br />
kerbside glass collection service, so that the Council<br />
is in a strong position to bid for anticipated<br />
Government funding to support the roll-out of a<br />
kerbside glass collection service in Northumberland.<br />
The introduction of a separate kerbside glass<br />
recycling service would be the first stage of this<br />
incremental approach to improving the overall<br />
performance of waste services. It is envisaged that<br />
further pilot schemes for the recycling of a wider<br />
range of plastic packaging materials, as well as<br />
separate collections of food waste, will be developed<br />
following confirmation of the Government’s national<br />
waste strategy and associated funding support.<br />
The Council is also developing <strong>plan</strong>s to improve the<br />
performance of its existing recycling and waste<br />
management services and the cleanliness of the local<br />
environment for those residents who currently have to<br />
rely on weekly plastic sack collections, by providing<br />
access to communal recycling and waste bins where<br />
possible to do so. A pilot scheme will be developed<br />
covering part of the Hirst area in Ashington to<br />
evaluate the cost and environmental benefits of<br />
replacing the sack collections with large communal<br />
bins.<br />
In addition to reviewing and updating our Municipal<br />
Waste Management Strategy, the Council will<br />
continue to undertake engagement and awareness<br />
raising activities to reduce waste, such as the ‘Love<br />
Food, Hate Waste’ campaign. The Council will<br />
undertake a comprehensive baselining exercise to<br />
determine the carbon emissions associated with its<br />
current waste management services and will<br />
determine the carbon impacts of any proposed<br />
significant <strong>change</strong>s to waste services against this<br />
baseline as part of its decision-making processes,<br />
with the aim of ensuring any <strong>plan</strong>ned <strong>change</strong>s deliver<br />
a positive contribution to reducing carbon emissions,<br />
whilst taking into account environmental, financial,<br />
legal, operational and technical constraints.<br />
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<strong>Climate</strong> Change Action Plan <strong>2021</strong>-<strong>23</strong>
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