Local Authorities are some of the largest consumers of services and goods (including timber) in the country. Leeds City Council, for example, purchased more than ￡2.5 million of timber in 1996. The 'environmental footprint' of local authorities., istherefore momentous. Some authorities have made serious efforts to come to grips with the complex world of timber issues in a thorough and responsible way. Often, it seems that personal commitment on the part of individual councillors or town hall workers plays a great part as to whether progress is made.
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