Waste

  1. Birmingham City Council should introduce a sustainable food waste collection, rolled out to all households by 2019.
  2. Birmingham City Council should aim for a recycling rate of at least 60% by 2020.
  3. Birmingham’s waste must be dealt with as locally as possible through:
  • a greater number of household recycling centres

  • smaller waste management contracts with a preference for smaller companies

  • local community composting schemes

  • local anearobic digestion plants

  1. Tyseley incinerator should be fully decomissioned by 2025.

Energy

  1. Birmingham City Council should introduce solar panel installation scheme for schools across Birmingham, with dedicated funding and support for schools.
  2. Birmingham City Council should divest from fossil fuels within 5 years.

Transport

  1. Birmingham City Council should guarantee funding of £10 per head per year for cycling, irrespective of government grants.

Economy

  1. I support a stronger local economy through the introduction of a Birmingham Pound.

Nature

  1. Birmingham City Council should further support local biodiversity by reducing areas of ornamental grass on verges and in parks, and replace with wildflower meadows or food growing areas.
  2. Planning guidance stating that green space designated for nature and/or food growing should be included in all new developments across Birmingham.

Air Quality

    Birmingham City Council should introduce ‘Low Emission Zone’ to reduce unacceptable levels of air pollution, and act as a ring-fenced funding source for sustainable transport projects.