Goals Action Milestone Carbon saving potential Relative cost impact Adopt sustainable purchasing practices and products In 2022, adopt and implement our new Responsible Procurement Strategy to cut supply chain emissions, prioritising those from our top 10 highest-spend contracts, and bring together suppliers, partners, and our business community to share our learning and promote the approach. Pre 2025 Lower £ Trial and showcase innovative circular economy projects, building on local exemplars including Caulibox and Westminster Wheels, to help drive sustainable consumer behaviours. Pre 2025 Lower £ Drive reductions in waste and a step change in rates of recycling Maintain our first-class refuse collection service while exploring new approaches to sustainable, low carbon waste management, through: a) Expanding the residential food waste collection across the whole borough in 2022 b) Replacing some household non-recycling waste collections with additional recycling and food waste collections c) Improving our data on recycling trends, trialling new technologies, innovations and behaviour change techniques d) Expanding our recycling streams to include soft plastics by 2026/27 Pre 2025 Lower £ By 2023, support the Government’s plans to introduce a national deposit return scheme for drinks containers by identifying appropriate sites in Westminster. Pre 2025 Lower £ Work with Westminster's schools to embed climate change in the curriculum, inspire sustainable behaviours and cut waste through our Climate Action Classrooms programme. Pre 2025 Lower £ Fully embed resource efficiency and the re-use of materials as part of an established low carbon circular economy Embed carbon impact assessments into all our capital-funded project proposals, to maximise the climate benefit of council investments and limit new sources of emissions wherever possible. Pre 2025 Lower £ By 2030, require the use of low-carbon methods and materials across all WCC highway maintenance and public realm projects. 2025 and beyond Lower £ Use our new Code of Construction Practice to ensure major development sites re-use, recycle or recover 95% of construction, demolition, and excavation (CDE) waste. Pre 2025 Lower £ By 2022, develop a Green Economy Strategy to help accelerate the transition to a low carbon circular economy. Pre 2025 Lower £ Through our Green Economy Strategy, develop low carbon jobs and skills in the local workforce to support a sustainable economy and low carbon transition. Pre 2025 Medium ££ Utilise our new Westminster Investment Service to attract, retain and expand net zero businesses in Westminster, and consistently grow the size of Westminster's green economy. Pre 2025 Medium ££ commitment and Collaboration commitment and Collaboration challenges and opportunities challenges and opportunities 35 | Zero Carbon City 2040 Westminster Climate Emergency Action Plan Contents Contents Glossary Glossary accelerating Delivery accelerating Delivery Foreword and introduction Foreword and introduction