Key

Indicator

2006/7

2007/8

2008/9 Q1

2008/9 Q2

2008/9 Q3

2008/9 Q4

Status

Note

The number of tonnes per capita of carbon produced annually (Carbon Footprint)

11.81

11.82

N/A

Annual indicator

The number of global hectares per capita produced annually (Ecological Footprint)

5.32

5.18

N/A

Report on purchasing REAP software to undertake ECO Footprint.

N32 Reduce overall ecological footprint

N/A

N/A

N/A

Greener Group re-considering. Report on purchasing REAP software to undertake ECO Footprint

Percentage reduction in energy use against 1997 levels

20.58%

N/A

N/A

Indicator may only include council owned non-domestic stock.

Percentage reduction of carbon dioxide emissions against 1997 levels

21.6%

N/A

N/A

Indicator may only include council owned non-domestic stock.

Indicator

2006/7

2007/8

2008/9 Q1

2008/9 Q2

2008/9 Q3

2008/9 Q4

Status

Note

Number of tonnes of municipal waste collected that was landfilled

40,086

36,043

35,722

This shows a small reduction of 321t from 07/08 which is relative to % recycled and a greater reduction of 4364 from 06/07 and is going in the right direction.

% of municipal waste collected that was recycled

26%

29.9%

30.3%

Total number of tonnes of municipal waste collected that was recycled or disposed of

65,124

64,349

63,707

Tonnage of BMW (Biodegradable Municipal Solid Waste) being landfilled

23,554

21,437

23,400

21,560

22,805

23,219

Year end unverified through wastedataflow

% of biodegradable municipal waste collected that was landfilled

60.6%

52.5%

57.9%

this is relative to a slight drop in the amount of paper, wood, green waste collected for recycling from last year, this indicator is meaningless without referring to the amount of BMW landfilled.