CatfordCleanup

Raising awareness of fly tipping and poor waste management in Lewisham. We want to win back our town so are starting a war on waste!

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

I wish Santa collected all the waste from the gifts he drops off #se6 #catford @JanetDaby @EnviroLewisham @LewishamCouncil

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

Speechless #se6 #catford #lewisham @EnviroLewisham @LewishamCouncil @JanetDaby

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

Stainton Road never fails to deliver the goods. Got to be one of Lewisham's worst hotspots for fly tipping. Literally new stuff every day #se6 #lewisham @EnviroLewisham @LewishamCouncil @JanetDaby

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

@EnviroLewisham So this tidy up job has now been moved back onto the fly tipping hot-spot from which it came 🤔 explain this so it makes sense...?

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

Someone's done a nice tidy up job of all the fly tipping at this hot-spot in #se6 #catford. Hopefully @EnviroLewisham will come and collect the pile sitting outside 232 Brownhill Road

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

Fly tippers don't take holidays in #catford #se6 looks like santa brought people new beds and mattresses this Xmas! @JanetDaby @LewishamCouncil @EnviroLewisham

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

@CllrAl @EsmeKilsby @JanetDaby @EnviroLewisham @LewishamCouncil So if there are successful campaigns/approaches in other boroughs with whom Lewisham Council communicates, does it simply come down to priorities and associated budgets?

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

Coming up on 6 weeks for some of today's treasure hunt findings. @JanetDaby do you live in #lewisham? Do you have to walk past piles of sh*t every day? Do you care? @EnviroLewisham @LewishamCouncil #se6 #catford

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

@CllrAl @EsmeKilsby @JanetDaby @EnviroLewisham @LewishamCouncil A problem we have is that we don't see the situation improving. Rather we see the measures used being far from adequate. I don't know what the solution is but the status quo is difficult to accept. Does @LewishamCouncil consult with other councils on alternative approaches?

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

@CllrAl @EsmeKilsby @JanetDaby @EnviroLewisham @LewishamCouncil Though I don't doubt that the problem has been exacerbated by the pandemic, this is not a new problem for the area. So I'm still searching for an answer - what's different in our borough?

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

@CllrAl @EsmeKilsby @JanetDaby @EnviroLewisham @LewishamCouncil Something that puzzles me is what the difference is between Catford/Lewisham and other boroughs who don't have this problem? Is it a cultural thing? A council budget thing? Why are people fly tipping in the first place?

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

@CllrAl @catford I share my voice as a concerned resident of a community I love being part of. Reactive reporting will not prevent fly tipping. Many other councils run schemes that have reduced fly tipping by "increasing awareness and encouraging reporting" e.g. Harborough https://t.co/PbCcifeCTZ

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

Nice reply from the council. FYI @catford residents - the council's response to fly tipping to keep your eyes peeled. Thanks @CllrAl #se6 #lewisham #catford

[Alan Smith @NowJustAl]

@CatfordCleanup @JanetDaby @EnviroLewisham @LewishamCouncil Are you just going to winge or do something proactive. If you know where regular places are then keep watch and challenge the tippers, after all it is the public not that council thats doing the dumping. THERE IS NO MONEY.

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

@CllrAl @catford I'm actively taking to the waste management department at the council trying to assist directly. More than most, I'd argue. I merely use this platform to chronicle fly tipping and waste on our streets and attempt to expose it to people who have influence, like our MP.

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

@CllrAl @catford What difference would it make? My cause is simple and I'm sticking to it. Thanks for your help 👍

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

@CllrAl @catford What is a Councillor if not a member of the council? Tell you what, I'll update my profile if you join me for a fly tipping stake out on the streets of #catford

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

@CurlyT55 @JanetDaby @EnviroLewisham @LewishamCouncil Totally agree! It's outrageous that they gatekeep the tip and it 100% contributes to fly tipping.

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

@CurlyT55 @JanetDaby @EnviroLewisham @LewishamCouncil Look at my posts and my bio - I'm trying to highlight fly tipping AND poor waste management. Do you deny #catford has a problem?

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

@CllrAl @JanetDaby @EnviroLewisham @LewishamCouncil Keep watch - that's not the solution. Also the "hot spots" cover about 3 square miles, and that's only round where I live! Do you suggest I pitch a tent and get my binoculars ready to apprehend fly tippers? The council need a pro active solution. Picking it up is not enough.

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

@JacCook1 @JanetDaby @EnviroLewisham @LewishamCouncil I log them and I email the lady at the council, daily. The app is pathetic and regularly takes over a month to have things collected. My cause isn't to have them pick it up but to highlight how much there is to the council and (more importantly) the MP, who doesn't do anything.

[CatfordCleanup @CatfordCleanup]

@matthewjduffy @JanetDaby @EnviroLewisham @LewishamCouncil This post is the least of it. Catford has been completely overrun by fly tipping. The council's response is that funding is inadequate and there's nothing more they can do to be proactive. It just isn't good enough. Why should we have to live in a shit hole? Answer: we shouldn't.