Don’t have a rubbish Christmas
As the festive season approaches, so do the changes to the Christmas and New Year’s refuse and recycling collection dates. Your usual collection day Your revised collection day Monday 22 […]
Category Archives: Recycling and waste
Merton to provide new improved waste collection service
Merton Council agreed last week (15 December) to implement changes to its waste collection services that will deliver improved quality customer service as well as increased financial efficiency. From the […]
Merton Council gives recycling a boost
Merton residents living in flats above shops, or in homes with no outside space, which are notoriously difficult for waste collectors to get to, will be able to recycle without […]
Merton Council cleans up the fly tippers
Merton Council has successfully prosecuted three individuals and one business within weeks of each other for fly tipping and trade waste offences, maintaining its tough stance on fly tipping and […]
‘Waste not, want not’ as primary kids sell rubbish to raise money
Youngsters from Merton Abbey Primary School’s Eco-Club will be seeking out hidden gems in residents’ unwanted items to sell at a sale day on Thursday 27 November. Books, clothes, toys […]
SLWP applies for £109 million PFI funding
A state-of-the-art waste management facility that will handle the household rubbish of four south London boroughs moved a step closer today. The South London Waste Partnership (SLWP) – a coalition […]
Merton recycling possibilities increasing all the time
Following EWC taking over the management of Merton’s reuse and recycling centres, the number of different types of recyclable materials accepted is up by a fifth. With the wider variety […]
Where should we deal with our waste?
The South London Waste Partnership councils (Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton) have started a conversation with their residents, to explore where waste should be managed in the future. Croydon, Kingston, […]
Merton joins South London Waste Partnership
In a move to formalise the South London Waste Partnership, Merton Council has now signed the agreement to become a fully-fledged Partner. The partnership is between Croydon, Kingston, Merton and […]
New waste contract set to increase recycling
In order to offer residents even better value for money, increased recycling opportunities and to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill, Merton Council has signed a new waste […]