Council’s Climate Change Strategy sets out the case for a range of cost-effective actions that that can be implemented progressively over several years to mitigate and adapt to climate change in Council’s operations and meet Council’s target of net zero emissions by 2040. Specifically, the Strategy focuses Council’s efforts on increasing the uptake of on-site solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and batteries (particularly for its water and sewer assets), energy efficiency and purchasing of renewable energy in the short to medium term, to progressively increasing its renewable energy supply as batteries and electric vehicles become more cost effective over time, and to continually improve its sustainable procurement policies and practices to make Council’s operations more energy efficient.
Managing waste MidCoast waste services aim to sustainably and proactively manage waste disposal and resource consumption in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and national and NSW waste management policies and plans. The 2030 MidCoast Waste Management Strategy has established priority areas to better manage waste as a valuable resource and reduce the environmental impacts of waste disposal. The Strategy goal sets 75% of waste to be diverted from landfill by 2030, up from 63% in 2018. The Strategy actions are grouped under five focus areas which are broadly aligned with the NSW Government’s EPA waste hierarchy priorities: 1. Avoidance including action to reduce the amount of waste generated by households, industry and all levels of government 2. Resource recovery including re-use, recycling, reprocessing and energy recovery, consistent with the most efficient use of the recovered resources 3. Disposal including management of all disposal options in the most environmentally responsible manner.
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