Our climate action scorecards assess climate action across seven sections.
7 - Waste reduction and food
Has the council encouraged the reduction of single use plastic at external events on council land, property or public spaces such as roads and parks?
- We have installed a water refill station in the Castle Grounds to reduce the use of single-use plastic bottles and do encourage people to use this when attending an outdoor event, using the playground, running, walking or cycling.
Has the council taken steps to support a circular economy locally?
- We support a circular economy through our waste and recycling partnership. We firmly believe it is our responsibility to help the next generation understand the importance of sustainability and the increasingly pressing need to minimise our environmental impact.
- In support of the ‘Sustainable Schools’ programme, we hosted a truck built specifically to raise greater awareness about sustainability and offer students a suitable setting to learn more about the environment. The truck had a colourful, vibrant vinyl wrap as well as impressive new features such as a plug-and-play interactive TV, colour-changing lighting, plush seating, a fridge, and solar power to create a comfortable and engaging educational space.
- Additionally, we hosted a waste and recycling roadshow as part of our ‘recycle for good’ campaign which include recycling tip and information on what goes in each bin.
Does the council support initiatives to redistribute surplus food?
- This is something we can explore in future and work with community organisations to arrange this.
Does the council have a sustainable food strategy?
- Not currently, but this something we can explore as part of the Staffordshire Sustainability Board.
Is the council part of a sustainable food partnership?
- We are working closely with Support Staffordshire who are developing a Sustainable Food Partnership. As part of this we hosted a ‘Green Conversation’ session with local community organisations to discuss our climate action plan and creating a food partnership for Staffordshire.
Has the council taken steps to support local food growing?
- We support the work being done by the Belgrave community allotment who grow a variety of local produce. We provided a community grant to the Belgrave allotment to support their ‘ground to table project’.
- We also own allotment land that we lease to support local food growing in the community.
Does the council provide kerbside food waste recycling?
- Not currently, it is something we are exploring
How high is the councils' area wide annual recycling rate?
- We deliver a joint waste service in partnership with Lichfield District Council. Our recycling dashboard details our recycling rate.
How low is the councils' area wide level of household waste produced?
- We deliver a joint waste service in partnership with Lichfield District Council. Our recycling dashboard details our waste and recycling rate.