Which services are delivering this priority?

• Waste Management Services are collecting household waste, promoting recycling, combating litter and cleaning our streets
• Environmental Health Services are tackling dog fouling, improving the quality of our air and water supplies, responding to noise complaints and helping to combat flooding
• Community and Leisure Services are enhancing parks and open spaces for everyone to enjoy.

What action are we taking?

The Corporate Plan 2008 - 2011 identifies the Council's key goals. Areas for action focus on:  

• Increasing recycling and reducing waste
• Responding to climate change 
• Keeping Craven clean and green   

We are working with North Yorkshire County Council and other local authorities throughout North Yorkshire to reduce the amount of waste produced and promote recycling,composting and waste minimisation.

We will work in partnership to develop and implement strategies to enable the District to respond to the important climate change agenda, and  implement a number of intiatives to reduce the Council's carbon footprint and CO2 emissions from Council owned property.

We are continuing with our efforts to keep the Craven District clean and green, implementing a range of initiatives to improve cleanliness and reduce litter across the District under the 'Keep Craven Clean Initiative.'

We will implement improvement plans at Aireville Park in Skipton, improve how we deliver services fo the maintenance of Council owned land and continue with our efforts to ensure that private water supplies across the District meet required standards.