The Buckinghamshire Advertiser has published a story detailing the offensive comments made by Buckinghamshire County Council’s (BCC) cabinet member for planning and environment Martin Tett regarding the much respected SAVI campaign. Continue reading »
Jul 272009
Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) ban SITA Cornwall burner booklet
There was a recent embarrassment for SITA UK after an Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) investigation into Sita’s waste incinerator advertising leaflet ruled that:
the leaflet must not appear again in its current form.
Jul 272009
Planning Committee Consideration Delayed Further
In following up a request to the full Council on 7 April, all the candidates in the local elections were requested to support the call for a fresh analysis of the alternatives to incineration. Continue reading »
An article published on WalesOnline entitled Friends of Earth rubbishes waste incineration plan describes FoE Cymru’s consultation submission to the draft Welsh waste strategy. Continue reading »
The remarkable fall in landfilling has produced negative landfill tax receipts in June! Continue reading »
The honeymoon period between the French-owned multinational waste company known now as Veolia Environnmental Services (Veolia ES) and Nottinghamshire County Council (Notts CC) appears to have come to an abrupt end. Just three years after Veolia ES signed a Waste PFI deal, valued at £850 million, with Notts CC, the local authority finds itself a defendant in a court action initiated by their waste partner. Continue reading »
Jul 242009
Aspiring investigative journalist Jaikishan (Jai) Rajput has been looking into a subject near to our hearts – waste incineration. Continue reading »
Jul 242009
Researcher and health campaigner Mike Ryan has raised the alarm after receiving a letter from Justin McCracken. In the letter, the Chief Executive of the Health Protection Agency (HPA) admits that they have not studied the rate of illness or premature deaths at electoral ward level around any incinerator. Continue reading »
Jul 202009
UKWIN has received the following unsettling news from our friends in Ernesettle:
The South West Devon Waste Partnership (SWDWP) announced yesterday that it had chosen three waste companies – MVV Umwelt, SITA UK and Viridor – to put forward more detailed plans. Continue reading »
In a newly uploaded web page, Friends of the Earth (FoE) are inviting to support anaerobic digestion
FoE call upon the Government to:
Stop taxpayers’ money being used to fund incinerators and demand investment in new biogas plants instead.
Jul 012009
One the same day as the US Labor Relations Board issued a comprehensive complaint against Covanta Energy alleging numerous violations of federal labor law (see coverage on UKWIN website) the news has been published that CHAIN is making great progress against Covanta in Cheshire, and Covanta has been dropped from the Northern Ireland shortlist. Continue reading »
