Merton pupils go green for a week
Environmentally aware Merton schoolchildren will be taking part in a special eco-week to raise awareness of how everyone can help save the planet. Pupils at Cranmer Primary School, in Cranmer […]
Category Archives: Recycling and waste
Fairtrade comes to Fair Green on World Environment Day
Merton Council celebrated this year’s World Environment Day on Mitcham’s Fair Green with the help of local Merton Fairtrade business Tariro and national giant Sainsbury’s. Officers from the council gave […]
Merton Council helps children turn trash into cash
Aragon Primary School pupils are digging deep for forgotten and unwanted treasures to sell at their sale day next month. Vintage clothes, second-hand books, unwanted toys and furniture are all […]
Merton clamps down on fly tippers at recycling sites
Merton Council has just won two cases against fly tippers in the borough as Wimbledon Magistrates Court ruled against Paul Sawyer and Zubeda Quddos for illegally dumping rubbish in Merton. […]
Scarecrow helps pupil to Merton’s green award
Rebecca Leach recycled old material, plastics and cans to create a formidable scarecrow as part of the council’s waste education project, which aims to teach children about recycling in an […]
Composting cuts landfill and offers food for thought
Composting cuts landfill and offers food for thought Merton Council is backing a new composting campaign this Compost Awareness Week (3-9 May). The council is supporting the government-funded Waste & […]
Government awards south London boroughs £112.9 million
Central government awarded the South London Waste Partnership (Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton councils) £112.9 million of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) funding today. The announcement made by the Department for […]
Merton creates a recyclable recycling campaign
Merton Council has put together an almost completely recyclable recycling and waste communications campaign. All the leaflets posted through residents’ letter boxes telling them of their new waste collection day […]
Merton Council calls on residents to go compost crazy
Merton Council is going all green fingered and calling on residents to get composting for spring. The council will be hosting a composting workshop on 2 March at the civic […]
Countdown to new improved waste collection service
A brand new colour-coded waste collection service will be coming to Merton in just a few days. From 23 February 2009 recycling and rubbish collection days will change for most […]