New innovative bins smarten up Merton
Merton Council has teamed up with UK designers Smartstreets to reduce the amount of gum and cigarette litter in the borough. A total of 10 Smartbins have been fitted to […]
Category Archives: Clean streets
Merton Council calls on residents to bin their gum
Merton has launched a campaign to tackle chewing gum litter on its streets and pavements. The council are hitting the streets with a series of road shows across the borough […]
Mitcham gets some Community Payback
Merton Council, in partnership with the London Probation Trust, will be coming to the Cricket Green area of Mitcham on Friday 17 September with its Community Payback teams as part […]
Merton sees improvement in street cleanliness – but more to do
Merton Council has seen an improvement in the cleanliness of the borough’s streets following investment in its street cleaning service and improved street monitoring. However, the council acknowledges there is […]
Merton Council teams up with McDonalds for a clean borough
Merton Council has joined up with the police and McDonalds to give Wimbledon and Mitcham town centres a clean-up. Marking this year’s Capital Clean-up, which runs until 23 June, Merton […]
Merton enforcement patrol targets litterbugs
Merton’s anti-litter campaign has got off to a flying start with its first litter education roadshow and subsequent enforcement patrol. Pounding the streets in Wimbledon, Merton’s enforcement officers, along with […]
Merton Council launches major enforcement offensive
Merton Council will be kicking off its new anti-litter offensive this week. Every week from the 28 January, Merton’s community engagement officers will be out in the borough’s town centres […]
Womble launches new street recycling bins in Merton
Merton Council has just installed 70 new dual litter and recycling bins around Mitcham town centre in its latest effort to take recycling onto the streets. AFC Wimbledon Mascot and […]
Merton gets ready for a scrub down
Merton Council has joined forces with street cleaning firm Intex to turn the eyesore of unsightly chewing gum littering the borough’s streets into a mess of the past.Teams have begun […]
Merton Council will not ignore the signs
Wimbledon Magistrates Court has fined Imperial World Ltd, a total of £1,940 in Merton Council’s first fly-posting case early this month. An investigation by Merton Council revealed 26 illegal advertising […]