South London Waste Partnership (SLWP)

Who we are

The South London Waste Partnership is made up of four local councils (Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton) who are working together to provide improved and more cost-effective waste management services to their residents.

The way waste is treated and disposed of has changed beyond recognition in recent years...

What we do

The South London Waste Partnership has two key aims:

1. To manage waste in a way that is more sustainable and causes less damage to the environment
2. To manage waste in a way that is more cost-effective, for the benefit of council tax payers...

Why we do it

For generations, local authorities have relied on being able to bury household waste in the ground. This was seen as a simple, cost-effective and hygienic solution to the challenge of managing our waste.

There are two reasons why our reliance on landfill must finally come to an end: Firstly, there are the environmental implications of continuing to send our waste to landfill...