Tag Archives: Veolia

Council leader complains to Surrey over its rubbish ‘exports’

Posted on June 20, 2016 by insidecroydon

Croydon Tories are campaigning against the Conservative Government’s austerity cuts, in particular those which have seen this borough importing rubbish in the back of wealthy Surrey residents’ 4x4s, causing long queues and inconvenience at our local dumps. Surrey, which has … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Outside Croydon, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Surrey, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Croydon’s set a course that incentivises rubbish incineration

Posted on February 5, 2016 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Are council plans for new bins, for every household in the borough, likely to cause the “contamination” of recycling, and so maximise the profits for incinerator operators? SHASHA KHAN suggests that it is a real risk Politics is … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Refuse collection, Shasha Khan, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Cleansweep of Thornton Heath exposes Veolia shortcomings

Posted on January 23, 2016 by insidecroydon

This is a scene in Thornton Heath at lunchtime today. In total, there was another dozen large bags of rubbish swept, picked up and collected by a hardy handful of local residents from the Thornton Heath Community Action Team. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Refuse collection, Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Community Action Team | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Council picks up £250,000 bill for picking up Christmas trees

Posted on January 3, 2016 by insidecroydon

Stuart Collins, Croydon’s Labour council’s lead on keeping our streets clear of fly-tipped rubbish and the man in charge of sloganised T-shirts, could be in for a busy period over the next week or so. Around 100,000 tired, old and … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Environment, Fly tipping, Gardening, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The 2015 Garbage Gallery: Have the bin men been?

Posted on September 19, 2015 by insidecroydon

SEP 19 UPDATE: There is a problem for Croydon’s Labour-run council. Having got elected to the Town Hall in 2014 on a platform that promised to clean-up the borough of the blight of fly-tipping, it’s becoming increasing clear that, however … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Fly tipping, Julie Belvir, Nathan Elvery, Refuse collection, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Rubbish idea, as council workers given the sack at lunchtime

Posted on October 6, 2014 by insidecroydon

Who says morale among Croydon’s council staff, which was at rock bottom after four years of Tory job cuts under florid-faced Mike “Show Me The Money” Fisher, couldn’t get any lower? Well it could, as hard-pressed council staff are being … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Nathan Elvery, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Questions mounting over political influence at council

Posted on May 3, 2014 by insidecroydon

There is mounting evidence that some of Croydon Council’s most senior officials are behaving in a dubious manner in respect of the local elections later this month, when they have tens of thousands of pounds of public money at their … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Addiscombe West, Anthony Brooks, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Central, Fly tipping, Gavin Barwell, Julie Belvir, Mark Watson, Nathan Elvery, Patricia Hay-Justice, Peter Staveley, Phil Thomas, Refuse collection, Sean Fitzsimons | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments