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I thought it was about time I provided updates on the 410 and the refuse and recycling collections.

The service on the 410 seems to be pretty much unchanged. The single door  PDL buses still appear and are still not useful. The dual door ADL suffers from having the wheelchair and pushchair bay on the same side as the doors. The dual door PDL actually seems to have it in the sensible place opposite the central door (or at least one I travelled on did as it is quite possible the interior fitting out might vary) but what it doesn't have is the useful fold down seats of the DWS.

Capacity on the 410 is still inadequate in peak periods, Crystal Palace bound buses at East Croydon are still thin on the ground around 6pm, and drivers still often fail to stop at Cherry Orchard Road even when clearly not full.

The refuse and recycling collection have settled down well. Wheelie bins rarely seem to stray too far from where they started and likewise recycling boxes are usually stacked with their lids in them about as neatly as one can reasonably expect. I haven't tried recycling clothing and shoes again but it still isn't clear how they could easily be handled and I've been taking such items to neighbourhood recycling sites.