Bouncing back together - October 2021 to March 2023

Enhancing our environment

Ensure our district is clean and well maintained with high quality parks and green spaces
Encourage others to change their behaviour to protect and enhance the environment
Minimise pollution by promoting sustainable energy sources, construction and transport
Ensure Braintree District Council reduces its own environmental impact and be carbon neutral where practical by 2030
Support residents and businesses to reduce, re-use and recycle

Carry out air quality reviews in known air pollution hot spots across the district to improve the knowledge of local air quality and the proposed actions to take
Provide replacement litter bins along the A120 and A12 to keep laybys litter free and our district clean and tidy
Continue to deliver campaigns and work with our communities to:
- Reduce litter, keeping our district clean and tidy
- Reduce waste and increase recycling
- Improve awareness and understanding of climate change
Carry out drainage works at Braintree cemetery to eliminate flooding and increase burial capacity
Carry out refurbishments to eight play areas across the district providing improved facilities for young people to enjoy
Consult with local residents and users of our skate parks at Weavers Park in Braintree and Spa Road in Witham around replacement of facilities
Create a garden of remembrance at Bocking cemetery providing a peaceful environment for families to visit

Deliver actions set out in our Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan to achieve our long term aims of being a carbon neutral district
Involve residents and communities in tree and bulb planting across the district
Complete our trial of anti-litter signage and continue to deter people from littering along highway verges
Consider opportunities to re-wild open spaces and verges in the district