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Zero Carbon Southend�Our new carbon footprint and green city ambition

08:30 to 09:30

Park Inn by Radisson Palace, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2AL

 

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Tuesday 22nd March 2022

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Speakers

Cllr Carole Mulroney, cabinet member for environment, culture, tourism and planning

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Jo Gay, head of climate change

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Claire Williamson, project manager: PlastiCity

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Our Green City Ambition

Net Zero by 2030

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“Now has never been a better time to get on the path to net zero”

Councillor Mulroney

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Our Footprint

Where we started and where we need to go

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Where to start?

National estimates of Southend’s carbon footprint all show the majority of emissions from buildings and transport – the focus of our ‘bottom up’ footprint starts with these.

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Emissions Overview

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Emissions Subcategories

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Residential Emissions

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Commercial Emissions

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Transport Emissions

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Other work in progress

  1. GIS Mapping of Residential and Commercial emissions
  2. Carbon Tool for updating and reporting on emissions reduction
  3. Detailed modelling of pathway to Net Zero for a selection of building archetypes
  4. Net Zero strategy development
  5. Green Love Southend - Business and Resident engagement

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PlastiCity

Investing in the Circular Economy

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The PlastiCity Pledge

Claire Williamson

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PlastiCity Project Manager

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The PlastiCity project aims to develop strategies and solutions to reduce plastic consumption and increase plastic recycling rates in businesses and schools across our city.

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The aim of this presentation is to introduce our PlastiCity Pledge.

1. Introduction

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What Southend City is doing

52% of schools and businesses have recycling schemes

New recycling schemes

Zero waste shops

Cleaning product refill stations

Products made from recycled plastics

Reuse and repair

Events and workshops

Community engagement and support

Ideas and collaboration

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Innovation and new technologies

And much more…

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Plastics in Southend- Businesses and Schools

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  • Southend businesses and school produce around 4,500 tonnes of plastic each year

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  • 1,200 tonnes are widely recyclable in current collection services (pots, tubs, trays and bottles)

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  • Only 17% of the widely recyclable plastics are currently recycled

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  • Over 3,300 tonnes are not widely recyclable (limited or no markets for the materials)

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  • It is essential to follow the principles waste hierarchy not only to reduce the plastic we are consuming, but also to reach net zero by 2030

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The Waste hierarchy

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Plastic Pledge Objectives

Choose to refuse single-use plastic

Buy products made from recycled plastic

Reduce plastic consumption

Support reuse and repair schemes

Recycle plastics wherever possible

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Pledge to do more

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  • We are developing a PlastiCity Pledge to motivate Southend businesses and schools to do more to improve their plastic waste solutions

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  • If we make small changes, we really can make a difference

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Signing up

  • One simple form

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  • Capture user/organisation contact details

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  • Information about current activities

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  • What you pledge to do

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Pledge to do more

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What will you get?

  • Pledge resource pack
      • Supporting information
      • Business Recycling Guide
      • Access to case studies and free training
  • Opportunity to network with other local businesses and schools

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Next steps

  • Stage 1- in Spring 2022 a simple version of the pledge will be launched on the PlastiCity section of the Council’s website PlastiCity- resourcing plastics from the city

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  • Stage 2 – full version will be launched in Summer 2022 on a standalone green website

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  • There is still time to shape the pledge with your ideas on (https://yoursay.southend.gov.uk/plasticitysouthend/forum_topics/plasticity-pledge) or email plastiCity@southend.gov.uk

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Logo and certificate