Bexley

The staff employed by Bexley council contractor Countrystyle Recycling, will begin a two-week strike next Tuesday in a dispute over pay and working conditions

Some Bexley bin collections to halt for two weeks as workers strike
Some Bexley bin collection services will be suspended from Tuesday due to a strike by more than 100 workers.

The waste has been measured in family-sized turkeys

How much waste each south east Londoner produced in one year

Nature Notes: Decline of the house sparrow

Crossness Nature Reserve vandalism Photos: Karen Sutton

Wild Things Column: Mindless vandalism at nature reserve

It comes as Boris Johnson has been accused of having “completely lost the plastic plot” after telling schoolchildren that recycling “doesn’t work” as a means to ease the climate crisis (photo: PA/ Canva)

Only THIS much household waste is actually recycled in each SE London borough

Lesnes Abbey Woods is a Green Flag park!

Bexley's Lesnes Abbey Woods recognised as one of the UK's top parks

There are over 1,000 landfill sites in England and Wales, but some are classed as toxic timbebombs due to the material they house. PA

The 'potentially hazardous' locations of all six of Bexley's toxic landfill sites

Two Lesser Emperor Dragonflys at Crossness Nature Reserve in Bexley - Photo by Bernie Weight

'Fantastic' find as rare dragonflies couple up at Bexley nature reserve

Bins are piling up in Bexley over a dispute between Unite and Serco. PA/Twitter

Uncollected bins now a 'health issue' as Bexley strikes set to continue into August

Bin collection is swapping hands in Bexley

Bexley bins off controversial contractors in new waste collection deal

River Shuttle - Kenneth Yarham

'Several hundred' fish wash up dead in River Shuttle in Bexley

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ERITH: Two men prosecuted for carrying scrap without proper licences

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ECO NEWS: Rare chance to rent a Bexley allotment

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ECO GROUPS: Bexley's environmental groups offer a variety of activities for people

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ENERGY: Cash overflows for London Mayor's green projects

Natasha Booth and Jade Rhodes both aged 14 with one of the 50-plus shopping trolleys retrieved from the mudflats

ERITH: Clean-up is first event for new community group

Getting a tatse of the forest are Callum Smedmor and Dylan Walsham both aged two

BEXLEY: Youngsters enjoy learning outside in the Enchanted Wood

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NEWS IN BRIEF: Eco information from across the borough

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TREES: More cash for greening the capital

Some of last year's Bexley in Bloom winners pictured with Bexley mayor Councillor Val Clark at the launch of this year's competition

BEXLEY : Garden forks at the ready for this year's In Bloom contest

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RECYCLING: Grants signal an expansion of schemes for flat dwellers

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CHALLENGE: Starting gun fired for this year's environmental challenge competition

Reuse and recycle centre staff Danny Scott and Andy Johnson

RECYCLING: Always looking for new ways to recycle rubbish

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ENERGY: Solar panel tarriffs to be reviewed

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CYCLING: London's "biking boroughs" to share £4m funding

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NEWS IN BRIEF: Free pond dipping for kids at Woodland Farm

The volunteers take a breather before starting to clear away

NORTH CRAY: Volunteers pull their finger out to get the trees in

Sarah Rawsthorpe, 10, discusses her concerns about dog poo with Councillor Gareth Bacon

BEXLEYHEATH: Environment chief takes the school hot seat

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RECYCLING: New trial to make it easy for flat dwellers

Picture by Campaign to Protect Rural England. Count the number of stars you can see between the four brightest ones when you look up at the night sky, to find out how much light pollution there is in your area.

BEXLEY: Check out the night sky for light pollution

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NEWS IN BRIEF: Garden birdwatch set to be the biggest ever

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AIR: EU commissioner gets the facts about London's poor air quality

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NEWS IN BRIEF: Help to get ready for spring

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COMPOSTING: Charity launches its own Be-Green bins

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NEWS IN BRIEF: Help needed to clear glades

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HABITATS: Elderly recruited in work to encourage wildlife

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NEWS IN BRIEF: Plenty to do and see in the new year

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CLIMATE CHANGE: Mayor criticised for not defending flagship scheme

Ashe Hurst on one of his clean-up operations

THAMES21: Riverkeeper co-ordinator moves on

Eric Osborne of Savex ESL receives his company's award from Joanna Watchman, chief executive of the Energy Show

Sidcup: Energy saving company wins award

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VOLUNTEERING: Plenty of work to look forward to in January

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BEES: Scientific breakthrough could save bees from deadly mite

Bexley Council urges Christmas recycling

BEXLEY: Council urges Christmas recycling

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IN BRIEF: Environmental news from the area

Friends of Foots Cray Meadows and volunteers help plant wildflowers alongside one of the meadow's ponds

BEXLEY: So many ways to become an eco-warrior

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WORKSHOP: Opportunity to create traditional chestnut fencing

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CHRISTMAS: Why a real tree could be the greener option

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NEATER NEIGHBOURHOODS: Campaign gets off to a good start

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RIVER THAMES: Is it the best or the worst river in the country?

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BEXLEY: Get involved in in environmental work

Nicholas Rootsey, eight, from Belvedere, gets busy with his paper and cardboard recycling

RECYCLING: Make the most of your paper waste

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BLACKFEN: Transforming Parish Wood Park

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CONSERVATION: Join a group and help care for Bexley's environment

Keeping an eye on Bexley's birds are Remses Olaye 13, Kieran Mander 14, and Tay Goudie 13

BEXLEY: Time to start feeding the birds