11th April 2009
Now that the Lafarge Cement Works is officially mothballed maybe it is time to review what positive and negative benefits have accrued over the four plus decades since the plant first opened in Westbury in 1963
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Apr 142009
The following may be of use to other groups submitting comments on waste development control policies, etc.
21st August 2008
Waste Development Control Policies : Public Consultation
Attn. The Inspector,
Wate Development Control Policies,
Wiltshire County Council,
E.S.D.
County Hall,
Trowbridge,
Wiltshire
BA 14 8JD
Dear Sir,
This submission is made on behalf of The Air That We Breathe Group which supports the Development Plan Document (DPD). I am Chair of this community group.
The DPD should demonstrate the alternative strategies and should then evaluate them against existing strategies on a sustainability appraisal. This then involves social, environmental, economic and resource objectives ( ref 3.1 of SFGN )
Jul 082008
David Levy’s Account of the public meeting at Westbury Town Hall
7th July 2008
The meeting was called to help explain the rogue dioxin emission recorded in February 2008 to the town council. The following notes arise from attending the meeting: Continue reading »
The Air That We Breathe Group (TATWBG) was formed in 1995 and currently has about 15 active members with a customised constitution which can call on a base membership of around 400+. Many members have a monthly direct debit to our group account which has given me the Chair the ability to attend conferences which keep me up to date on developments in waste management and cement kiln technologies. Continue reading »
Jun 242008
21st June 2008
Dear Editor,
Once again the shambles which is Wiltshire’s waste policy is exposed and the choices made by Andy Conn as Wiltshire’s Waste Manager and Toby Sturgis the political waste guru are under the spotlight.
Firstly we have the four year on/off contractual MBT plant debate for the Northacre Estate, Westbury with the elusive Ensorgia Italian company failing to deliver on promises of oversight so that the SRFcan be verified as being up to production specification.It may interest your readers to know that no official has been to see an Ensorgia plant so we can verify that this company can deliver on what they say. Talk about buying a pig in a poke.
