Archive for February 2009
The 5th Zero Waste Dialogue event, that took place last week in Naples, Italy (18-22 February 2009), has been hailed as a great success. Continue Reading “Naples Zero Waste Dialogue and Local Action a great success” »
Incinerator for Bristol sinks as Labour loses control
In an article published on the Bristol Evening Post website, entitled Lib Dems take over Bristol City Council, it was reported that:
The Liberal Democrats have taken control of Bristol City Council after Labour sensationally quit at a crucial budget meeting. The issue that brought the ruling party down on Tuesday night was the possibility of an incinerator being built to burn household waste.
Continue Reading “Labour goes down with the ship in Bristol” »
Veolia failed in their bid for a landfill site at Rock Common, West Sussex, and they were caught out withholding environmental information in Nottinghamshire. Continue Reading “Veolia trashed again” »
According to The Oxford Times Oxfordshire parishes are lobbing Secretary of State Hazel Blears over the proposed incinerator at Ardley. Continue Reading “Parishes join forces too” »
Its happening all over the UK. Telford PAIN working with Safe Waste in Shropshire, (Sherwood Forest, Rainworth) PAIN working with NAIL to host the UKWIN AGM in Nottingham, and now Gloucestershire Friends of the Earth Network (GFOEN) have joined forces with Safety in Waste and Rubbish Disposal (SWARD), and local residents of Javelin Park area, to demonstrate outside the Industry Day Conference where the Gloucestershire County Council will outline their £646 million PFI contract to the waste industry for the first round of bidding. Continue Reading “Campaigners join forces” »
Are you already familiar with the Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme (WIDP)? Continue Reading “Waste PFI infrastructure reports on-line” »
The money is coming from Paris!
from Safe Waste in Shropshire
‘The money is coming from Paris’ Adrian Poller, Shropshire Waste Partnership, September 2007. Continue Reading “French fund Shropshire burner?” »
Local campaigners have been taken aback by the Secretary of State’s decision to allow Waste Recycling Group (WRG) to construct a 3rd line at the Nottingham incinerator. The ageing and ailing Eastcroft burner would, if this plan goes ahead, increase its capacity by 100,000 tonnes per year, to 260,000 tonnes. Continue Reading “Eastcroft expansion decision” »
WRITTEN STATEMENT BY THE WELSH ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT
Title: Announcement of Anaerobic Digestion Funding – High Level Policy Statement
Date: 12 February 2009
By: Jane Davidson, Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing
Continue Reading “AD promoted in Wales” »
Bristol Against Mass Burn Incineration (BAMBI) is an alliance of groups who are opposing the West of England Partnership plans to use incineration as a method of dealing with residual waste. Continue Reading “BAMBI backs B for Bristol” »
