Tag Archives: South London Waste Partnership

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 →

Posted in Environment, Health, Outside Croydon, Schools, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Binmageddon!: Veolia won’t empty the bins for three weeks

Posted on August 17, 2018 by

Our Town Hall correspondent, KEN LEE, reports on the latest contentious move by the council’s rubbish contractors The roll-out of new household refuse bins and a new cycle for emptying them, due to begin next month, will see the council’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Veolia | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

BINMAGEDDON!: More questions raised by rubbish roadshow

Posted on July 17, 2018 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Armed with his exemption letter from the council, telling him that his home was not suited to storing even one, never mind at least three, wheelie bins, IAN HUNTER set off to the public roadshows to hear what … Continue reading →

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BINMAGEDDON!: How I intend to refuse to take new wheelies

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: As the council begins the ‘roll-out’ of its new wheelie bins, at least one resident, IAN HUNTER, thinks he has found a way to avoid being forced to triple the number of bins on the narrow pavement outside … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Veolia, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments

Council withholds £1m from Veolia for bin service failings

Posted on June 17, 2018 by

Croydon Council has withheld nearly £1million in fees due to street-cleaning and bin-collecting contractors Veolia because of poor performance, Inside Croydon has learned. The penalty has been applied by Croydon’s clean and green cabinet member, Stuart Collins, because of various … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Merton, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Veolia, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Labour look to sack Veolia and build council homes in Sutton

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

Labour in Sutton tonight published its manifesto ahead of the local elections on May 3, including a promise to hold a public inquiry in what has become notorious as #SuttonBinShame, with the transfer of waste collection and street-cleaning services to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Charlie Mansell, Emily Brothers, Environment, Paul Scully MP, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment