Environment

• We will keep the weekly bin (residual waste) collections.
• We will keep green waste collections FREE.
• We will encourage more recycling at the new City Depot in Millbrook with its Household Waste Recycling Centre, improving on current recycling rates there of over 90%! We will continue to invest in and increase recycling, saving the council hundreds of thousands of pounds a year.
• We will oppose any inappropriate schemes from Helius Energy for the Western Docks. We think that their proposal for a huge biomass power station would damage communities like Freemantle and Regents Park, Millbrook  and Shirley.
• We will support the creation and delivery of the Green Economy. Initiatives include:
• The continued roll out of Solar PV on the roofs of council buildings and schools.
• Expansion of Combined Heat and Power.
• Retro fitting of council housing stock for tenants.
• Reducing council fuel bills from diesel, electricity and gas. This year we are saving the local taxpayer £690,000 through energy efficiency measures.
• A council/business joint group to establish jobs and investment into Southampton's Green Economy.
• We will protect Monks Brook from development.

We cannot trust Labour to keep our bin collections weekly. Their group leader favours moving collections to fortnightly.

1. Foreword
2. A Fairer Deal for Southampton
3. Economic Growth & Jobs for Southampton
4. Travel, Transport & Highways
5. Leisure, Culture & Heritage
6. Environment
7. Planning & Enforcement
8. Schools & Childrens' Services
9. Older People
10. Housing
11. Community Safety
12. Southampton’s Big Society

 

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