A new way to report Fly-tipping in Merton
Today, Merton Council are introducing a new way to report fly-tipping in the borough, as part of its Keep It Clean Love Merton campaign. The Fix My Street platform, already used by […]
Category Archives: Recycling and waste
Merton celebrates the success of #InTheLoop campaign
Today, as the country marks the start of Recycling Week (20-26 September), Merton Council are releasing the results of its #InTheLoop campaign, a trial scheme run in partnership with the environmental charity Hubbub, evian (sponsors), and Sustainable Merton. […]
Merton Council trials car-free visits to household waste centre
Merton residents now have a more environmentally-friendly way to dispose of their household waste, as the local council has started to allow visits by foot and bike to the Garth […]
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 […]
Donate your old gardening tools and help Merton’s green-fingered children
Veolia is asking local residents to put their gardening tools to good use by donating them to Hillcross Primary School’s gardening club. Simply drop them off at the dedicated donation […]
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 […]
Have an eco-friendly Christmas
Residents are being encouraged to reduce, reuse and recycle this Christmas to help prevent a season of waste, by Merton Council and its recycling and waste partner Veolia. Recycling and […]
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 […]
Joining forces for the Great British Spring Clean action
Street cleaning crews, councillors and residents are joining forces to help give the borough a spring clean and remind everyone to bin their litter responsibly. Merton Council is inviting everyone […]
Seized goods donated to charity by Merton and Richmond Councils
Counterfeit clothes, shoes and toys seized by Merton Council and Richmond Council have been donated to the charity Sports Traider. The items, including rugby scarfs, boots, trainers, jewellery and toys […]