Don’t bin your waste (documents)!
Merton Council’s commercial waste department now has the authority to demand to see waste management documentation, in an effort to ensure that waste is only disposed by authorised bodies. Non-compliance […]
Category Archives: Recycling and waste
London Borough of Merton’s response
The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has announced today that:“All boroughs must introduce recycling collections from homes by September 2004.” London Borough of Merton welcomes this announcement: Alison Broom, Merton […]
Recycling update
Merton would like to inform residents that the recycling site at Morden Road has been removed following several instances of fly-tipping. The banks were recently removed and the recycling team […]
Hope through a Coffee Break
Cups will be raised as the Mayor of Merton, Councillor Maxi Martin, officially opens the Tariro Fair-trade coffee shop in London Road Morden on Thursday 3 July 2003. Tariro is […]
Students learn the three R’s – Reduce, reuse and recycle
Students from Ricards Lodge High School have been learning the importance of recycling and minimising waste this term by participating in the RMC Greenlink project. The project was organised by […]
Streets ahead
Residents are kerbing their desire to put everything in the bin according to the latest results of Merton Council’s kerbside recycling pilot scheme. The Council have been running a pilot […]
Keep it real
Reduce, re-use and recycle is the mantra of Merton Council and so it is no surprise that they are backing Real Nappy Week from 7-13 April 2003, which aims to […]
The green, green, practice of Merton
Other London Borough’s will be green with envy, as Merton Council has been commended by Friends of the Earth for introducing the most innovative green practice in London. Merton introduced […]
A Tree-mendous start to the year
Merton Council has recycled nearly 40 tonnes of Christmas trees this year, largely due to the huge success of the free tree collection service. Throughout a two-week period from 6 […]
Merton awarded over £ ½ m to recycle
Money will help the borough recycle as Merton’s successful bid for a share of the London Recycling Fund means that the Council can now fund a new and improved kerbside […]