Greens promote resilience and new opportunities

Glasgow's Green Councillors will put forward a budget at the meeting in the City Chambers on 9th February which will create new opportunities, address our financial challenges, and reduce our carbon footprint.

Direct investment is being made to improve recycling services for residents and businesses. Additional blue bins collections on a weekly basis are planned for all tenements

Cllr Martha Wardrop (Hillhead)

and houses across the city, as well as up to 200 on-street recycling bins and support for the expansion of the recycling services to the businesses who are currently on a waiting list.

Cllr Martha Wardrop, Green councillor for Hillhead, said, "Maintaining the current level of services is not going to get us closer to reducing the Council’s landfill tax burden and avoiding landfill allowance penalties. The Council has to dramatically boost the amount of plastic, paper, and cans recycled so it is on course to meet the recycling targets of 50% in 2013 and 70% in 2025 as set out in Scotland's Zero Waste Strategy. Our plans will help make substantial progress in increasing recycling by everyone."

Green Councillors have identified budgetary savings amounting to nearly sixteen million pounds in order to reverse some cuts imposed by the Labour administration and also to allow some elements of growth.

Cllr Nina Baker added, "We are supporting energy-related measures, including an income stream from the installation of photovoltaic solar panels on council buildings. This will generate new job opportunities within the renewable sector in the city and assist in reducing the carbon emissions from the Education Estate".