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Hotseat. Southampton. Improving waste mgt & recycling rates.

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Starting 23 May 2012 - 13:00 through to 23 May 2012 - 15:01

In summer 2010 Southampton City Council and partners won funding to conduct a ‘Green Credentials and Behaviours’ insight project.

The project used customer insight to tackle waste management and recycling issues, as well as collaboration between practitioners in these two areas.

Please click here to see the case studdy, videos & to take part in the hotseat on Weds 23rd between 12:00 & 14:00  

The results:

 

  • Household waste: Between April 2010 and April 2012, household waste sent for disposal has reduced by 18%, or 17,000 tonnes.
  • Waste disposal: By reducing household waste by 9,426 tonnes between 2010 and 2011, and by a further 7,154 the following year, the partners have saved a total of £546,708 and £486,472 respectively each year in waste disposal costs.
  • CO2 Emissions reduced by 2,272 tonnes, vastly exceeding the projects original target of 150 tonnes.
  • Contamination of recycling reduced by 3 – 5%  

 

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