Community Strategy Delivery Year 3: Environment Theme

Sustainability Progress Report

Increasing recycling

We Said We Would

Lead Partner

What We Did (to January 2008)
Meet the borough’s statutory
recycling target of 30% by
2006
                                             
Havant
Borough
Council
 
31% recycling rate achieved for 2006/07. Further work being done to increase recycling participation of those living in flats and to reduce contamination of recycling bins.
 

Work through Project Integra

 to develop larger markets for recycled materials by 2008           

        
Havant    
Borough
Council     
Ongoing lobbying activity being carried out by Project Integra partners, working with the Local Government Association and government.
 

More efficient use of energy

We Said We Would

Lead Partner 

What We Did (to January 2008)
All partners examine feasibility of joining green energy schemes, by 2007
                          
All
                     
This has not yet been addressed and will be carried forward to the emerging Havant Borough Sustainable Community Strategy 2008.
 

Investigating alternative energy supplies

We Said We Would            

Lead       Partner

What We Did (to January 2008)
HBC to develop planning advice on energy efficiency approaches and use of alternative energy, by 
2007                                                                        
 
HBC
 
The council commissioned consultants during 2005 to carry out a study into sustainable energy opportunities in the borough. PUSH is also currently carrying out a feasibility study on energy policy for South Hampshire. Proposed draft energy policies for the borough and site options for renewable or low-carbon energy schemes being published as part of the council’s Local Development Framework consultation in March-April 2008.