In the words of The Scotsman ‘Victory for the people’ as incinerator plans go up in flames: Plans to build one of Scotland’s largest incinerators…
Category: Campaign Updates
The new planning system starts on 1 March 2010. This will be for major infrastructure projects, including large incinerators (over 50MW).
Just in, from the South West Devon Waste Partnership: SITA withdraws from South West Devon Waste Partnership. Under the heading Bidder withdraws January 2010 the…
For those who have not already heard the good news, Surrey County Council has dropped plans for two controversial incinerators. One reason given for this…
Appeals Viridor is appealing against the Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) Planning Committee decision to reject the proposed Ardley incinerator. The story is covered by The…
Before the Planning Committee sat down to consider the application, the Government Office for the East Midlands (GOEM) issued the following direction: In exercise of…
In the UK: Hundreds march against incinerator Monday, December 14, 2009, 07:00 HUNDREDS of people marched through the streets of Ivybridge in protest against plans…
According to a recently released New Economics Foundation (NEF) report entitled A Bit Rich: Calculating the real value to society of different professions waste recycling…
Here’s an interesting update from the GAIA folks in Copenhagen: Wastepickers groups present in the meeting organized an action to show the organizers and participants…
Dorothy reports from Derby (on Friday 11 December): They signed the contract today ahead of the planning application hearing next Thursday in order to put…
According to Ricky Knight, a Barnstaple town councillor and member of Devon Residents Against Incinerators (DRAIN): Devon County Council have ‘mothballed’ plans to build an…