Catford Environment

We’ve all heard about the different factors that have negative effects on our environment like car exhust fumes, excessive packing on food and other items. But do we think about the effects that these things could be having in our very own areas.

Living in Catford, it is a peacful and somewhat clean environment. This Lewisham borough has been voted one of the cleanests boroughs in London. But does this affect the way we treat our local area?

In Catford, green bins for separating the paper, plastics, cans and other recyclables are alined outside the houses, which shows that the neighbourhoods do apply the measures that are said to help and slow the effects of environmental damage; also after being said to be the second cleanest borough in London

Catford has many transport links to both neighbouring and distant towns such as Lewisham, New Cross, Peckham, Woolwich and Bromley. These towns can be reached with the services of local buses. Also with two night buses running through Catford this provides a 24-hour transport service throughout the town. Also Catford having its own bus garage, buses can be seen to run in their hundreds through Catford.

Also having two railway stations, providing transport links from Kent up to Central London, there are various ways that one can get in and around the town.

Though this is beneficial for City workers, students and West end shoppers who use the transport available to travel from the urban situation of Catford, the transporting will have various effects on the environment. Air quality can be said to be affected to a great amount.