Tag Archives: Beddington Lane incinerator

Councillor’s meeting lights up the vanity of the bonfires

Posted on October 19, 2018 by

Our environment correspondent, PAUL LUSHION, takes a look at just what some councillors are doing to improve air quality (Spoiler Alert: it’s not very much) There’s yet more proof, if proof is needed, that politicians take people for fools. Labour … Continue reading →

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BINMAGEDDON!: Croydon shows its commitment to recycling

Posted on September 28, 2018 by

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: In the week when the council launched a Blue Planet-style video to get people to take greater care over how they dump plastic waste, in the Clocktower buildings next to the Town Hall, recycling boxes have been taped … Continue reading →

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Councillors’ air pollution event fails to mention incinerator

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

Three Croydon councillors want to stage a talking shop about how to deal with air pollution – just days after the council-commissioned Beddington incinerator begins to pump out pollutants over south London. Our environment correspondent, PAUL LUSHION, reports In the … Continue reading →

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Thanks for the bins and incinerator! ‘Ballistic’ Bolger is leaving

Posted on September 5, 2018 by

Our Sutton reporter, BELLE MONT, on the shock – and a tad premature – announcement that the council chief exec has quit their job So long, and thanks for all the bins. And the Viridor incinerator, of course. Niall Bolger, … Continue reading →

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Report ignored incinerator when assessing school air quality

Posted on September 2, 2018 by

Our environment correspondent, PAUL LUSHION, on this week’s opening of the Viridor Incinerator Academy, a primary for four- to 11-year-olds, that could literally take their breath away Reports this week from China have offered scientific evidence that air pollution causes … Continue reading →

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BINMAGEDDON!: Council rolls back on costly bins roll-out

Posted on August 29, 2018 by

WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on the latest twist in #CroydonBinChaos All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others Just as “Binmageddon” made it into the headlines of BBC London’s radio coverage this morning (including a … Continue reading →

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BINMAGEDDON!: Smaller wheelie bins to cost Croydon £2.3m

Posted on August 23, 2018 by

WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on how the council opted to pay extra for the new bins which are so unpopular with the borough’s residents Residents, thousands  of whom are already angry at the invasion of their properties by unwanted … Continue reading →

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