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As part of the built environment route map, we will:
- from 2022, undertake a circular economy opportunities assessment and evaluation of all council new build housing construction projects
- in 2022, develop ways of monitoring embodied carbon in new build developments to improve awareness of and encourage the adoption of low-carbon, circular construction practices in the private housing sector
- in 2023, review the existing Highways Asset Management Plan to reduce the environmental impact of highways maintenance and construction
- by 2024, develop and begin delivery of a sustainable drainage plan to protect highways and properties from surface water flooding and extreme weather events, protect the chalk aquifer, and provide natural habitat for local species
- by 2025, embed circular economy principles in the new City Plan with policies that identify the circular economy factors that have to be incorporated in development proposals
- by 2030, specify in project briefs that at least 60% of all materials used in a new development are recoverable at the end of life of the building on all new build housing projects
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As part of the food route map, we will:
- in 2022, deliver a targeted programme to support ongoing circular economy learning and action in schools, to include a focus on food, and embed this within the wider 'whole school approach' to climate action
- in 2023, develop and consult on options for the future delivery of refuse and recycling services, which includes a new food waste collection service
- by 2024, deliver an event showcasing local circular food and drink solutions and create opportunities for peer learning and exchange to help businesses better understand and implement circular economy principles in their day-to-day activities
- by 2030, halve food waste in the city, in line with the target of the global Sustainable Dev’t Goal 12
- in 2027, aim for 50% of all priority area, internal and external public sector spend to be on circular products and services, with at least 55% supplied by local companies