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THEMES
| Environment
Key Issue 3:
The non-sustainable use of our natural resources.
Aim:
To protect and improve the quality of our natural resources.
| Objective: |
| To raise awareness of the importance of Derwentside’s natural resources and potential impacts upon it. |
| Action |
- Produce and support templates for sustainability checklists and encourage
their use.
- Share good practice of projects that have minimised impacts on the District’s natural resources.
- Use of secondary aggregates in building works.
- Discourage the use of peat and promote alternatives.
- Encourage appropriate planting of trees and woodlands.
- Encourage habitat creation schemes.
- Maintain, and where appropriate, improve air and river quality across the
District.
- Explore use of alternative fuels for vehicles
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| Lead Partner |
| Derwentside District Council |
| Impact by 2010 |
- 100% of applications for developments consider the use of renewable energy.
- All development applications demonstrate consideration of energy reduction.
- Developments demonstrate a meeting of the targets in approved applications.
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| Objective: |
| To promote the use of renewable energy in new developments. |
| Action |
- Develop an accurate baseline for measurement.
- Raise awareness of, and remove barriers to, considering renewable energy use.
- Provide an advice network for organisations and groups to raise awareness of renewable energy use.
- Encourage the setting of targets for energy usage and renewable energy consumption.
- Continue initiatives and incentives to promote the reduction in energy use
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| Lead Partner |
| Derwentside District Council & Partners |
| Impact by 2010 |
- Realisation of the Government's Strategy Document “ Waste
Not Want Not “ i.e. the growth of household waste is reduced
from 3% per annum to 2% per annum i.e. less than the growth
in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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| Objective: |
| To decrease the amount of waste being tipped or transported and
increase the amount of waste recycled, composted or reused. |
| Action |
- Continue initiatives and incentives to promote recycling and waste minimisation.
- Set further targets for reductions in waste production.
- Support national and regional waste minimisation and recycling campaigns.
- Promote the use of reusable or recycled products and reduce the consumption of unnecessary packaging.
- Develop and implement a green composting scheme.
- To maintain a clean and attractive environment by promoting the use of
appropriate methods of litter disposal.
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| Lead Partner |
| Derwentside District Council & Partners |
| Impact by 2010 |
- To meet Government targets and have a proactive approach to waste reduction.
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