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| Action Plan |
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| The projects listed in the Resource Efficiency section of the Action Plan aim to meet the following strategic objective: |
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| "To reduce greenhouse gas emissions through better waste management, including waste minimisation and increased recycling, more efficient use of resources and more environmentally-aware procurement including infrastructure." |
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| The following list details the resource efficiency projects currently running in Warwickshire. We aim to record the progress of these projects every six months. This progress report document (currently under development) will be held on the Partnership home page under Action Plans, where you can also download the full Action Plan. If you know of any other suitable projects being run by local councils, businesses, community groups or schools, please contact us. |
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| 1 Sharing of Best Practice in Sustainable Procurement |
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| 2 Developing Supplementary Planning Guidance for climate change, renewable energy, energy efficiency (15% Merton-rule style) |
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| 3 Implementation of Corporate Waste Minimisation Strategies |
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| 4 Extending NISP (National Industrial Symbiosis Programme) into Warwickshire (Resource Efficiency Clubs)
- Resource Efficiency Club for any business in Rugby District, North Warwickshire Borough Council and Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council - 'Northern Warwickshire REC'. Both measure energy, water, raw material, consumable use baseline and at six monthly intervals to two years. Savings through training and 'in-company' support.
- Rural and land-based businesses in Warwickshire.
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| 5 Development, Implementation and Monitoring of a Countywide Warwickshire Waste Partnership Strategy |
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| 6 Installing 'Smart' metering in SMEs
- Energy efficiency awareness raising seminar
- Early Adopter - half day training session - interpreting 'Smart' meter data
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