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Leaked strategy document extracts. Norfolk County Council made false claims against the official incinerator ballot, along with DEFRA they supported a strategy to “undermine its moral value”.Click to see Leaked Document
First Americans, now Europeans lose their appetite for building incinerators.
In the 1990s Americans realised EfW incinerators were costly and inefficient profiting developers at taxpayer’s expense. A Wall Street Journal article by Jeff Bailey 11th August 1993 illustrates the point. Parallels with present day UK are striking, lessons should be learnt instead of mistakes repeated. Since a 2009 report on incinerators in Germany it looks as though they ‘learnt the hard way’. The German Government does not intend to build any further EfW incinerators.See Wall Street Article...
‘Milking’ Taxpayers
Economist Dr Chris Edwards shows how the incinerator PFI benefits the developer while taxpayers lose out.View Dr Chris Edward’s Report
Joined up Government?
An incinerator on the western edge of Norfolk (the County it is supposed to serve) makes little sense, it makes even less sense when you know within 10 miles neighbouring Lincolnshire, has a larger facility proposed. Maximising HGV miles and competing for the same waste.
A working ‘modern’ incinerator (Stoke 2005). The constant plume of fine particles is usually invisible to the naked eye.
Arial View, Location Matters.
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Campaign over view and objective
We understand Norfolk must reduce its dependency on landfill and support the County Council in seeking a better solution. We disagree with the Council’s choice of technology. There are proven technologies better than incineration offering the necessary reductions in landfill without polluting the air and surrounding farmland. The local population will have to live with the consequences and therefore we demand a say in which solution is used. The impacts on health, transport and the local economy make incineration unacceptable. Only an environmentally responsible solution is acceptable such as Anaerobic Digestion, Mechanical and Biological Treatment, Autoclave and Advanced Composting. The only thermal treatment that should even be considered is Plasma Gasification. It is our objective that Norfolk’s waste is treated in the safest and most environmentally responsible manner, which minimises its impact on peoples health and the environment.Environmental Consultant investigates incinerator ballot result
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