Question 1

What you need to know about Sutton

Accepted Answer

Sutton is the principal town in the London borough of Sutton in southwest London, approximately 10 miles from the city centre. It is an historic town with a mixture of Georgian and Victorian architecture with at least 20 grade 1 and 2* listed buildings in the town centre alone, including churches and memorials that give historical context to the town and its surrounding area. Recent developments have seen the modernisation of the town centre to include many well known retailers and chain stores supporting the local economy and adding a sense of vibrancy to area and is home to two shopping centres, The St Nicholas Centre which reopened in 1991 was originally opened as the Sutto arcade in 1926, and Times Square shopping centre which opened in 1985.

Question 2

What are the different ways to dispose of waste in Sutton?

Accepted Answer

There are 9 independent waste carriers in the immediate area providing general junk clearance, skip hire, household waste removal and business waste removal services. Many of the local waste management companies in Sutton offer same day end to end collection and removal of waste, including all manual labour and post clean up of the premises in the quotation price. The best waste management companies in the area also endeavour to divert close to 100% of waste from landfill sites and can usually promise to transfer at least 90% of waste to facilities where it will be reused and/or recycled.

Question 3

Where are the nearest recycling centres in Sutton

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The household reuse and recycling centre is located on Kimpton Park Way and is open from Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sundays from 9am to 2pm. Vans and large vehicles have slightly different hours of access throughout the week but are not permitted to enter the site on Sundays, and all those accessing the site must book an appointment and be able to provide proof of address in the form of a residents permit or drivers license clearly displayed on the dashboard. The centre accepts a wide range of items for reuse, recycling and disposal, including some difficult to dispose of materials such as soil and builders rubble, wood, engine oil and water based paint, although oil based paint and petrol are not permitted.

Question 4

What rubbish collection services are available in Sutton?

Accepted Answer

The local authority provides regular collection services for general waste and recycling to Sutton residents, along with several special collections services such as free sharps and clinical waste collection and low priced unwanted furniture removal, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and gas appliances such as cookers fires and hobs. Sutton council also offers a free collections service for used batteries and unwanted clothing bed linen curtains bags and shoes as part of their weekly recycling provision, saving residents the hassle of visiting local recycling points or the tip. Sutton council are not able to collect asbestos or accept it at the Kimpton Park rubbish tip, however they provide contact information on their website for residents to contact the London household hazardous waste collection and disposal service (HHWCDS) who are able to collect domestic amounts of asbestos provided it is double wrapped and sealed in clear plastic sacks or carrier bags.

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Question 5

How is the local authority in Sutton handling your waste?

Accepted Answer

The council provides a detailed A-Z guide on their website for rubbish and recycling collection, and which bins to use for each of the materials listed. Any residual waste materials that are not suitable for recycling such as bubble wrap, nappy waste and plastic film are taken to the energy recovery facility (ERF) in Beddington where they are processed into fuel by incineration, and fed into the national grid tpo produce electricity. Leftover ash from the energy recovery process can also be used as an aggregate material in road building.

For trade waste disposal the council requests that potential clients contact them to work directly with their waste management partner Veolia to create a quote based on their specific requirements. The local council also plans to subsidise recycling collections for new businesses and where possible manage commercial food waste so that it is taken to the appropriate facility where it can be recovered through composting or anaerobic digestion to render it into fertilizer, gas or fuel. The energy recovery facility in Beddington benefits residents in Sutton by providing an alternative to landfill that not only protects the local environment but has the potential to significantly reduce the cost of heating and electricity in the future through the Sutton Decentralised Energy Network. The community benefit fund for local projects throughout Sutton and the other boroughs that are part of the south London waste partnership will also benefit residents directly by providing investment for community based projects that can apply for grants of up to £30,000 from the fund.

Sutton Council's Waste Management Performance:

· Overall annual spend on waste management £9,453,012
· What this equates to per resident £22
· Landfill rate 55.79%
· Reuse and recycling rate 44.21%

Question 6

What are the plans for a greener future in Sutton?

Accepted Answer

As a borough known for its award winning parks and densely wooded areas, Sutton’s future as one of London's greenest boroughs will depend on maintaining the 607 hectares of green space that it currently occupies. In addition to introducing greenery to built up areas, a large part planning for a greener future involves the conservation of natural parks and grassland and the preservation of historical buildings and architecture, as an alternative to new builds which inevitably cause environmental upheaval and pollution. Sutton has 4 historical conservation areas at the High Street Crossroads, Landseer Road, Sutton Gardens, and Grove Avenue, which are all examples of building and engineering from the 19th and 20th century that have been identified as either being historically significant to the development of the town or protected by greenbelt. The garden city movement which started in postwar Britain or ‘greenbelting’ as it is now known is the practice of balancing agricultural or natural conservation areas in between towns and cities to avoid over urbanisation. As farming has dwindled in recent years the pressure to develop in open countryside has increased and it is often up to already settled communities to challenge developments and protect the natural surroundings before planning permission is granted to private contractors.

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