Young people: enter our anti-litter competition to win fireworks tickets
To support our Keep It Clean Love Merton campaign, the Council is launching a competition for five to 11-year-olds to design a poster for Merton. And if you win, not […]
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Council to partner with leading sustainability charity to tackle recycling contamination in Merton
A series of extra measures are to be put in place to combat the issue of contaminated recycling in Merton’s on-street bins, after research by the council showed as much […]
PRESS STATEMENT: Important notice from Veolia UK and Leader of the Council, Councillor Stephen Alambritis
Leader of the Council, Councillor Stephen Alambritis said: “Veolia have published an apology in the latest issue of My Merton (featured above), which acknowledges worrying litter levels in some parts […]
Over one hundred litter louts named and shamed by Merton Council
Merton Council has named and shamed over one hundred people for littering Merton streets on its website. As part of its zero-tolerance approach to the small minority of people who […]
Leader of Merton Council praises staff for keeping services running
The Leader of Merton Council Councillor Stephen Alambritis has praised council staff for keeping services running during the current severe weather. Despite the sub-zero temperatures and snowfall to […]
Council invites residents to join the rescheduled Merton Big Spring Clean
Merton Council is calling on residents to team up with its street cleaning crews and councillors this month, by donning rubber gloves and litter pickers in a bid to give […]
Recycling mattresses in Merton
Watch the Leader of Merton Council Councillor Stephen Alambritis visit the Merton Recycling and Waste Centre and explain how the Council is working in partnership with Veolia to put disposed […]
Cranmer pupils kick off Merton’s Big Tidy Up with special star guest
Pupils from Cranmer Primary School in Mitcham kick started Merton’s Big Tidy-Up weekend with the help of a litter-busting special star guest.
Theatre group takes anti-litter message to Merton schools
As part of its drive to clamp down on littering, fly tipping and graffiti, Merton Council invites the Dangerous Theatre Group into its primary schools to get the children talking […]
Dig out your bric-a-brac and dust off your old clothes – Jumble Trail is coming to Merton
Jumble Trail is coming to Merton for the first time on Sunday 9 October with the support of Merton Council, Recycle for London and the South London Waste Partnership.