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Campaign petition is challenge to south London councillors

Posted on January 29, 2026 by insidecroydon

Environmental campaigners in Sutton have launched a petition in an 11th-hour effort to persuade the Environment Agency to refuse Viridor’s request to be allowed to burn hundreds of thousands of tonnes more waste at their incinerator at Beddington Lane. Inside … Continue reading →

Posted in Broad Green, Business, Environment, Kingston, London-wide issues, Merton, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Sutton Council, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

EA set to allow Viridor to burn more toxic waste at Beddington

Posted on January 21, 2026 by insidecroydon

Sutton Council is accused of ‘hoisting the white flag’ after latest acidic air emissions, as a multi-billion American-owned business seems set to be allowed to pump even more pollution into the south London atmosphere. EXCLUSIVE By STEVEN DOWNES  Local councillors … Continue reading →

Posted in Barry Lewis, Bobby Dean, Broad Green, Business, Environment, Kingston, London-wide issues, Merton, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Steve Reed MP, Sutton Council, Tim Foster, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Licensed to print money: incinerator’s five latest breaches

Posted on January 11, 2024 by insidecroydon

Viridor’s polluting incinerator at Beddington Lane broke the strict terms of its operating licence five times during December, according to data released by the operator. Viridor failed to issue its usual two-weekly update during December – at a time when … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Kingston, Merton, Paul Scully MP, Refuse collection, Scott Roche, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Environment Agency has failed London on incinerator permit

Posted on August 14, 2013 by insidecroydon

With a decision still awaited from the Mayor of London on Viridor’s plans to build a waste-burning incinerator at Beddington Lane, MICHAEL RYAN suggests that the scheme relies on a lack of due diligence by government agencies over the real … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Croydon Greens, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment