Author Archives for Tarun Nayyar

Council bulky waste collections

Council bulky waste collections and fly tipping

October 1, 2011 12:26 pm Published by Comments Off on Council bulky waste collections and fly tipping

The AnyJunk fly tipping report revealed that charging residents for bulky waste collections appears to have little impact on the number of fly-tipping instances in a given area.


Merton & Wimbledon Skip Hire Permits and Parking Suspension Fees

Merton & Wimbledon Skip Hire Permits and Parking Suspension Fees

September 1, 2011 11:54 am Published by Comments Off on Merton & Wimbledon Skip Hire Permits and Parking Suspension Fees

Before putting a skip on a public highway in the Merton and Wimbledon area, you’ll need to have a skip hire permit (sometimes referred to as a skip license) and, if it’s to be located in a controlled parking zone (ie. on a single yellow line or in a residents parking or pay & display bay), you’ll also need to arrange a parking suspension.


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Charging Residents to Use Their Local Tip – Good or Bad?

July 14, 2011 11:16 am Published by Comments Off on Charging Residents to Use Their Local Tip – Good or Bad?

Shouldn’t people who create lots of rubbish contribute a bit more to the costs of disposing of it? Businesses do – so why shouldn’t residents? Why should council tax be used to subsidise something only a small proportion of the population use?


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London Zoo Christmas Present

May 1, 2011 11:13 am Published by Comments Off on London Zoo Christmas Present

We love interesting reuse challenges. Our Christmas pressie to the snakes and lizards at London Zoo was 100 tropical plants that we cleared from The Department of Transport as part of their office clearance.


fly tipped waste

Filthy rich? London fly-tipping

April 24, 2011 4:57 pm Published by Comments Off on Filthy rich? London fly-tipping

Our research into fly-tipping across London gives new meaning to the term ‘filthy rich’, with Kensington and Chelsea the capital’s most prolific illegal dumping ground, with the equivalent of one in four discarding their waste illegally...