Environmental Action Plan

Departmental Environmental Management
Catering Leeds: Action Plan for 2013 – 2015
Aspect / Activities Planned / Target / Responsibility / Progress Made
Management of catering waste (food & used consumables) from the Authority. / Reduce, Recycle, Re-use campaign planned to target reducing food waste
Continue search for alternative use of waste to disposal units and landfill
Formalise composting trial, establish trial criteria and review / Food waste reduced
Alternative system(s) in place.
Pilot evaluated. / GB/ME
Part of Healthy Schools Initiative / Food ordering systems in place
Work with LCC Sustainable Development Unit and Sustainable Schools to pilot campaign
Composting system in place – to provide compost for school from kitchen waste.
Waste food and drink cartons - steel and aluminium cans, plastic and paper wrapping – produced by staff and pupils. / Pilot eco schools award at one high school. / Award gained. Decision of whether roll out to other schools is beneficial and feasible. / MS / High School targeted. Currently working with sustainable schools.
Increase the use of local sourcing and utilisation of seasonal produce / Menus reflect seasonality
Introduce Food for Life
Food suppliers specifications reviewed / 90% fresh produce
Food for Life accreditation
Seasonal menus / KS/IC / Food for Life : 23 bronze award schools
2  silver award schools
1 gold award school
Training and awareness of environmental issues. / Review induction process to clarify awareness issues relevant to work.
Revise and re-issue Environmentally friendly Tips. / New induction process.
Leaflets distributed to each school/site. / GB/JD / Induction review now complete. Off site induction completed for all new employees to include Environmental policies.
Reduce the impact of LCC business travel. / Look at journey planning fleet to reduce and record mileage. Review on a regular basis. / Assess current mileage and set target for reduced mileage. Review and amend as appropriate. / GB/IC / Targets set to reduce mileage by 10% each year
Worked with supplier to relocate depot to Leeds
Health and Safety and disposal of chemicals. / Review and re-issue COSHH assessments – to include spillage control of chemicals. / New COSHH sheets issued. / PJ / All COSHH has been reviewed and information distributed.
Recycling / Looking at setting targets for increasing the number of recycled materials purchased. / Targets established and monitored. / GB/Procurement / Recycling now a KPI in all contracts.
Sustainable Schools Programme / Assist schools in attainment of sustainable schools status. / Successful achievement status. / GB/MS / 31 schools on pilot programme.