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 […]
Category Archives: Clean streets
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 […]
ITV’s Big Clean-Up
Don’t forget to tune in to ITV’s Big Clean-Up, a half hour long documentary special on the campaign, which motivated thousands of volunteers to get out and make a difference […]
Improved street cleaning in Merton
A raft of customer focused, street cleaning enhancement measures have been introduced in Merton. The first of the measures, a Saturday street litter picking service, was introduced in Mitcham on […]