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Incinerator Watch

Posted by Tony Hitchens on February 13, 2008 2:21 PM | 

Don't like waste incinerators?
Join the Incineration Watch news feed and get the latest news on what's happening in the world of waste incineration and news on the people that are trying to stop them being built.

There are two ways that we have traditionally dealt with the problem of waste. We either put it in a hole in the ground (landfill) or we burn it (incineration). Landfill is documented as far back as 5000 years ago at the Minoan palace of Knossos in Crete. Incinerators have been around since 1874 when Britain opened its first waste incinerator, although burning of waste in an open fire goes back to stone age times.

You'd have thought by now we would have found something better - and we have, look at the Defra New Technologies Programme for a taste of new ways to treat and recycle waste.

But the news is still full of stories about waste incinerators being built. Of course in this era of spin they are called Energy from Waste facilities to make them sound a bit better.

If you are interested in seeing regular updates on what is happening in the world of waste incinerations and the trials and tribulations of the people that are fighting them, you might want to join my email distribution list Incineration Watch.
Joining is free and the email distribution list is anonymous. Send an email to recycling@premierwaste.com asking to join.

Comments (1)

Rob Whittle wrote...

Two very good reasons not be build incinerators

1) Climate Change CO2, it performs worst of all waste technologies, and is 25% or less energy efficient.

2) Unmonitored cytotoxic and genotoxic PM2.5 micron size fine particles downwind.

3) plus 10 other reasons

Alternatives: MBT +AD, or Autoclaving +Plasma Gasification are much better/friendier technology combinations for efficienty converting mixed domestic waste.

Posted by: Rob Whittle  | February 18, 2008 9:05 PM

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