Tag Archives: Stuart Collins

BINMAGEDDON!: It’s not costing £2.3m. It’s costing £2.3m

Posted on September 6, 2018 by

KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on the latest feeble effort by Croydon Council to try to justify its rubbish service and the impact of #CroydonBinChaos It’s official. The new bins being imposed on households across the borough, from Coulsdon … Continue reading →

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BINMAGEDDON!: Sloppy council dashes pensioner’s hopes

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on how the council has binned the hopes of a Park Hill OAP by first telling him they would remove his unwanted Veolia bins, only to contact him again less than 24 hours later to … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Park Hill and Whitgift, Refuse collection, Tom Lawrence, Veolia | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Addiscombe, Croydon Council, Environment, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Park Hill and Whitgift, Patricia Hay-Justice, Refuse collection, Sean Fitzsimons, Stuart Collins, Tom Lawrence, Veolia, Vidhi Mohan, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 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 →

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BINMAGEDDON! Residents outraged by council’s rubbish plan

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

Council to insist that households must take at least three wheelie bins Local authority knew of changes to system months before local elections Many residents threatening to refuse to accept extra wheelie bins Council accused of lying to residents over … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Veolia, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 8 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