The following press release was sent by campaigners in Plymouth regarding their challenge against the grant of planning permission for the incinerator proposed for North…
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UKWIN has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer calling for: …a moratorium on PFI funding of schemes for managing residual waste which feature incineration…
UKWIN has produced a letter calling for the Treasury to introduce an incineration tax. Please print and send a copy to the Chancellor and your…
One of the types of resource that UKWIN provides is campaign material. We’ve added a Quote Bank of useful quotations for use in consultation responses,…
The 120,000 tonne gasification-type incinerator proposed for the Twinwoods Business Park in Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire has been refused planning permission by the Secretary of State…
Safety in waste and Rubbish Disposal (SWARD) has lodged a request in the High Court for a judicial review of Gloucestershire County Council’s decision to…
The Environment Agency (EA) got more than they were expecting as part of their Environmental permit consultation regarding the Devonport incineratorm proposal. On 31st January…
In November 2011 the Chancellor announced the Government’s intention to reform PFI, followed by a call for evidence in December 2011. UKWIN has responded to the…
The Health Protection Agency have announced plans for a study on “whether there is a potential link between the emissions from MWIs and health outcomes,…
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.
Defra are not publishing the first quarter 2011/12 (April 2011 – June 2011) waste data until the start of February 2012, but the Environment Agency…