Leeds City Council, United Kingdom
Activity: Public administration
EMAS: UK-000113
NACE: 75.1, 75.2
Leeds City Council has had a Green Strategy since 1991 and has been EMAS-registered since 2002.
Amongs other actions, Leeds has introduced an innovative scheme which has seen some 40,000 tonnes of waste material from highway construction projects reclaimed and reused towards such uses as repairing damaged city footpaths.
Morevover, paper recycling schemes are widespread at Council offices and the Council’s IT Department is using the services of a charity which provides training and employment to disabled people for the recycling and refurbishing of its computers and other IT equipment.
As to public procurement, the council has created a guide to environmental issues for businesses and organisations that perform public services. The City Council also has an active information and communication policy, in order to promote environmental awareness among residents as well as its own employees.
Finally, it tries to reduce the costs of environmental management by cooperating with nearby local authorities, in order to find greater economies of scale through the sharing of auditing resources, the training of civil servants and the management of contractors in a coordinated approach.
Contact:
Environment City Office
Sustainable Development Unit
Development Department
The Leonardo Building
2 Rossington Street
Leeds LS2 8HD
Environmental Management Officer
Tel: +44-113-24-75014
Fax: +44-113-22-43961
Email: jim.harbidge@leeds.gov.uk
Website: http://www.leeds.gov.uk
Download 
Environmental statement 2000-2001
Download Interim environmental statement - December 2002
