We will:

• identify and implement innovative ways of reducing the high levels of littering and fly-tipping
• work to further renegotiate or terminate the contract with Veolia, as service provision remains patchy
• upgrade the street sweeping schedule to ensure comprehensive coverage
• improve waste and recycling facilities for residents who do not have access to Veolia’s wheelie bins, recycling boxes and food caddies (tenants and leaseholders of Housing Associations and flats above shops particularly need help to manage their waste and recycling more effectively)
• campaign to reinstate free bulky waste collection, as the charges are too high, and many people lack the transportation needed to take their items to Garth Road
• trial mobile recycling units, following successful models in other parts of the UK
• work with the Council, residents and businesses to set increasingly ambitious recycling rates for the borough
• introduce to the Council’s website a dashboard that allows the borough’s recycling rates to be tracked clearly by residents and businesses
• oppose all applications to increase throughput at the Beddington incinerator, where the majority of our waste collected by Veolia is burned
• encourage garden giveaways and jumble trails
• support the expansion of Morden Library of Things to other parts of the borough
• facilitate the introduction of repair shops and swap shops into empty commercial units and suitable Council-owned spaces
• lobby regional and national government to progress a waste deposit scheme which would place a monetary value on recyclable waste such as cans and bottles