Recycling in Croydon

In April 2006, one month before the council elections, the then Labour council extended kerbside recycling in four wards (Addiscombe, Shirley, Waddon and Norbury) in Croydon. It was supposed to be trial. It was cynically marketed as a borough wide expansion. Additional collections for cardboard, plastics and garden waste were introduced in these wards.

Arguably, Addiscombe, Waddon and Norbury were selected because they were Conservative targets. The margin between the Consevative and Labour vote was minimal in these wards. So, the ruling party improved the services in that ward to clinch those all-important votes.
FOOTNOTE:
After the footage was taken. The results were printed in the Croydon Guardian. The wards chosen by the Conservative Council were Upper Norwood, South Norwood, Coulsdon East, Kenley and Sanderstead. 4/5 CORRECT!!!!Even the Croydon Guardian highlighted the similarity.

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[Cosy2Slippers]

Shirley was the only safe seat to have the new collections in 2006. My feeling is that as Shirley was chosen beacause it borders on Bromley. Bromley has superior kerbside recycling facilities and knowing there is a strong community spirit and awareness, the council decided to introduce the extended facilities there. As for New Addington, I was under the impression that all areas had a green box?? Does your brother not have a green box?

[mrcarer]

I live in Shirley which has akways been a safe conservative seat. We have had collections for at least 3 years but my brother in law who lives in New Addington has to go to the dump in New Addington to recycle

[Cosy2Slippers]

Please email your Conservative councillors. They should be eager to help, not least because they want to protect their seats.

[Cosy2Slippers]

What road do you live on?

[SunnyCroydon]

Addiscombe - no collection in the last 4 months. What the hell