Welcome to the website of the United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN). UKWIN now boasts more than 300 members, including more than 85 groups campaigning for sustainable waste management and against waste incineration.
UKWIN opposes the incineration of household waste, both directly in waste incinerators and indirectly through refuse derived fuels or co-incineration in cement kilns. The UKWIN website provides a wealth of resources for anti-incineration campaigners, including a consultation submissions archive
The incineration of household waste depresses recycling and wastes resources, releases greenhouse gasses, and is often forced through against strong public opposition. Instead of promoting zero waste, incinerators rely for feedstock on material that should be recycled or composted. Incinerators create toxic emissions and hazardous ash, and therefore pose significant health risks.
CLICK HERE for details about our opposition to incineration
CLICK HERE for to access the resources
UKWIN, in collaboration with Friends of the Earth, has developed an interactive map of existing and potential household waste incineration sites. Please visit the map and look at the information we have gathered so far, to see if you know of anything for us to add. The map information is also laid out in the form of a table for easy reference. If you are aware of any improvements or corrections, please contact the UKWIN Co-ordinator.
CLICK HERE to visit the interactive map of existing and potential household waste incinerators
CLICK HERE to visit the table of existing and potential household waste incinerators
This site also features updates from local anti-incineration campaign groups, and news stories of interest to our members. Please send any campaign updates or anti-incineration news items to the UKWIN Co-ordinator
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HPA confirm plans for incineration health studyThe Health Protection Agency have announced plans for a study on “whether there is a potential link between the emissions from MWIs and health outcomes, including: low birth weight, still births and infant deaths”. The HPA’s press release from the [...] |
Clean Air for 2012?The Manchester-based Breathe Clean Air Group is calling for greater protection of children’s health after a study links biomass incineration and respiratory problems. A report in the January 2012 edition of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology says that [...] |
For sale: failed incineratorControversial Failed Incinerator Up For Sale Neath Port Talbot Council has placed the controversial Crymlyn Burrows Incinerator up for sale. Notices (such as this one) have appeared on-line advertising the sale of the share capital of Neath Port Talbot (Recycling) [...] |
End of PFI as we knew it?UKWIN received the following from Jane Green of the Coventry 2020 Zero Waste Project: Dear All This week is set to mark the end of PFI as we’ve known it. A Panorama programme is due to air today (Monday 28th [...] |
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