Merton in Bloom
Merton in Bloom is going ahead so everyone can show their appreciation to the borough’s gardeners whose colourful displays of flowers and plants have brought so much joy to residents […]
Category Archives: Environment
Merton’s active and healthy travel plan in response to Covid-19
Merton council’s transport plan to meet the challenges the Coronavirus pandemic has brought, help the borough recover safely and secure long-term environmental and health benefits, has been published. Merton’s Active […]
Statement: Increased littering in parks
Our parks are extremely busy at the moment and we are working hard to meet the challenges this brings including extra litter. Everyone can help us keep our parks looking […]
10,000th customer signs up for garden waste collection service
Lockdown prompted Saskia Donnelly to become the 10,000th customer to subscribe to our garden waste collection service. Saskia, who lives in Morden, said: “We knew that managing our garden waste […]
Council budget for 2020/21 maintains services for families and bridges the social gap
Sound financial management during the period of Government austerity has resulted in money being available to invest into services for families across Merton, after the council agreed its annual budget. […]
New parking charges for a new decade set to reduce pollution in Merton.
Merton Council is to step up action for its cleaner air campaign in the New Year by introducing new parking charges. The new charges, which are being introduced following substantial […]
Merton Council revealed as joint second in ‘Climate-friendly’ London borough ranking
Merton Council is proud to be ranked joint second in London and among the top authorities across the country by Friends of the Earth for its climate change action, but […]
Merton’s recycling rate at record level
Merton Council is celebrating Recycle Week with new data showing that recycling rates in the borough are at record levels, following the introduction of a new recycling and rubbish collection […]
Council underlines commitment to improve air quality and public health
At a meeting last night, Merton Council’s Cabinet reconfirmed their commitment to improve air quality and public health across the borough. Merton has been designated as an air quality management […]
Merton awarded share of £4m for Internet of Things project to help people live better, healthier lives and to generate economic growth
The South London Partnership (SLP), a group of five boroughs including Merton, has been awarded £4 million by London Councils to create an Internet of Things. This is a data […]