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Category Archives: Environment

Help us to clean up the borough’s air 

14 June 2022by MertonLM

Merton residents are being called on to help tackle poor air quality in the borough.   To mark Clean Air Day 2022 on Thursday 16 June, Merton Council is urging people […]

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Environment, Public health

Support sustainable travel with bike hire scheme 

7 June 2022by MertonLM

Merton Council has teamed up with bike hire scheme Peddle My Wheels to offer residents the chance to discover a more sustainable way to travel.  If you’ve wanted to get […]

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Children, Environment, Public health, Safer Merton

Merton recognised as leading changemaker in public sector

17 May 2022by MertonJP

Merton Council has won the Sustainable City Award for London’s Public Sector Organisational Changemaker of the Year for their ground-breaking work on the Cleaner Construction for London project. The project, […]

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Awards, Environment, Environment and Regeneration, Public health, Video

Highways to become ‘WildWays’ as Merton Council rolls out new scheme to boost local biodiversity 

24 March 2022by paraicwalkermerton

Merton Council is set to introduce 14 pilot WildWays sites on roadside grass verges across the borough this year.  The council is committed to creating a cleaner, greener borough – a beautiful […]

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Environment, Environment and Regeneration

Huge rollout of electric vehicle charge points planned in Merton as council wins £750k funding

21 March 2022by MertonJP

At least 250 new charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) will be installed across Merton this year, after the council was successful in bidding for funding worth £750,000 from the […]

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Environment, Environment and Regeneration, Future Merton, Parking, Traffic and Highways, Transport

Merton Council issues Veolia UK with a Service Improvement Notice

22 February 2022by MertonAB

Merton Council has issued Veolia UK with a Service Improvement Notice (SIN) following “significant and ongoing concerns” over the quality of street cleaning services in the borough.  The authority wrote […]

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Clean streets, Environment, Keep It Clean Love Merton

Storm Eunice update

18 February 2022by mertonzb

Weather forecast The Met Office has issued a Red Weather Warning for London between 10am and 3pm today, causing significant disruption and dangerous conditions due to extremely strong winds. An […]

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Environment, Transport

Merton Council sets out plan in challenge to decarbonise the borough

9 February 2022by MertonJP

The journey towards net-zero carbon in Merton took another step forward on 7 February, as Merton’s Cabinet approved the council’s Climate Delivery Plan for the year ahead. As well as […]

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Environment, Transport

Statement from Councillor Natasha Irons on Viridor’s application to vary the Beddington Energy Recover Facility’s environmental permit

4 February 2022by paraicwalkermerton

Merton Council’s Cabinet Member for Local Environment and Green Spaces, Councillor Natasha Irons said: “We oppose Viridor’s application to the Environment Agency to vary the Beddington Energy Recovery Facility’s environmental […]

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Environment, Environment and Regeneration, Statements

Merton’s leafing operation is in full swing

15 December 2021by MertonJP

With the trees now almost completely bare, Veolia’s street cleaners have been incredibly busy over the last few weeks clearing fallen leaves from our streets and making sure the borough’s pavements and gutters are clear […]

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Clean streets, Environment, Environment and Regeneration, Keep It Clean Love Merton, Recycling and waste
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