From street lighting to food waste recycling, looking after our energy use and waste is a key part of the work we do at Bracknell Forest.
Below are some highlights of our work that impacts climate change.
2021
Food waste collections
We introduced weekly food waste collections for houses in Bracknell Forest from March 2021.
2020
Green Homes grant
We secured a further £900,000 Green Homes grant to help improve the energy efficiency of poor energy rated homes.
2019
Finished phase 1 of upgrading our street lights
We finished phase 1 of upgrading all our street lights to greener, more energy efficient LED (light emitting diode) technology.
Since 2016, 14,500 streetlights have been upgraded to LED. This provided energy savings of 55% between April 2016 and April 2019.
Energy Performance Certificates
We implemented processes to get and display Energy Performance Certificates in all council owned buildings with over 500m2 floor space.
2018
Leaving Easthampstead House
We reduced council office space and consolidated our energy consumption by leaving Easthampstead House.
Warfield Park Mobile Homes improvements
£3 million of external funding for the residents of Warfield Park Mobile Homes enabled the installation of mains gas. This provided an average saving of 40% on gas bills for these residents.
2016
Started converting street lighting to LEDs
We began upgrading all our street lights to greener, more energy efficient LED (light emitting diode) technology.
2015
Replacing combined heat and power units
We replaced the combined heat and power units at Coral Reef Waterworld and Bracknell Leisure Centre.
Installing solar panels
We installed solar panels on:
- the roof at Garth Hill school
- the roof of Wilde Theatre in South Hill Park
2014
Green Deal Communities grant
We secured a £1.8 million Green Deal Communities grant. This supported residents living in poorly heated homes with home energy efficiency measures.
Eco-schools scheme
We supported 30 local schools to register for Eco-schools scheme. We also implemented annual school environmental reports.
Refurbished Time Square
We reduced our energy consumption by refurbishing Time Square.
2013
Seymour House
We reduced council office space and consolidated our energy consumption by demolishing Seymour House.
Installing solar panels
We installed solar panels at Priestwood Community Centre.
2012
Installing solar panels
We installed solar panels at Bracknell Leisure Centre.
2010
Biomass pellet boiler
A biomass pellet boiler was installed at Garth Hill college to heat the buildings.
2009
re3 waste partnership
Through the re3 waste partnership we started the diversion of a proportion of household waste to an 'energy from waste' plant to help produce heat and power.
We partnered with charitable organisations to recycle and re-use furniture and paints.