Don't incinerate Cardiff
Cardiff Council is proposing to build a waste incinerator on the site of the Nippon Glass works in the Butetown area of Cardiff. Cardiff and Vale Green Party strongly opposes this development for the following reasons:
It will increase the level of pollution in & around the Butetown area owing to the large volume of lorries and heavy vehicles delivering waste to the incinerator.
It will lead to various toxins detrimental to health being released into the atmosphere which could be spread across all parts of Cardiff and beyond.
Any energy output created by the burning of waste will be negated by the huge amount of energy used to generate the very high temperatures needed to burn the waste.
And it also should be noted that other waste incinerators such as the one at Port Talbot are operating under capacity and at a financial loss despite being heavily subsidised.
Cardiff Council is proposing to build a waste incinerator on the site of the Nippon Glass works in the Butetown area of Cardiff.
Cardiff & Vale Green Party would instead:
Increase the amount and capacity for recycling within the City
Promote the use of less packaging across both the commercial and business Sectors
Use Anaerobic Digestion wherever possible to alleviate waste problems and generate renewable electricity. (Please click here: www.adnett.org for more information on Anaerobic Digestion).
And wherever possible promote a 'repair and renewal culture' whereby instead of simply throwing things away we repair and renew them and this in turn will mean less waste and more skilled & fulfilling employment.
Documents
* Environmental Scrutiny Committee Agenda 10/07/07 (8k)
* Outline Regional Transport Plan (9.89M)
* Municipal Residual Waste Treatment (271k)
* Household Food Waste Collections and Treatment (61k)
* Sustainable Development Action Programme (318k)
Cardiff Council is proposing to build a waste incinerator on the site of the Nippon Glass works in the Butetown area of Cardiff. Cardiff and Vale Green Party strongly opposes this development for the following reasons:
It will increase the level of pollution in & around the Butetown area owing to the large volume of lorries and heavy vehicles delivering waste to the incinerator.
It will lead to various toxins detrimental to health being released into the atmosphere which could be spread across all parts of Cardiff and beyond.
Any energy output created by the burning of waste will be negated by the huge amount of energy used to generate the very high temperatures needed to burn the waste.
And it also should be noted that other waste incinerators such as the one at Port Talbot are operating under capacity and at a financial loss despite being heavily subsidised.
Cardiff Council is proposing to build a waste incinerator on the site of the Nippon Glass works in the Butetown area of Cardiff.
Cardiff & Vale Green Party would instead:
Increase the amount and capacity for recycling within the City
Promote the use of less packaging across both the commercial and business Sectors
Use Anaerobic Digestion wherever possible to alleviate waste problems and generate renewable electricity. (Please click here: www.adnett.org for more information on Anaerobic Digestion).
And wherever possible promote a 'repair and renewal culture' whereby instead of simply throwing things away we repair and renew them and this in turn will mean less waste and more skilled & fulfilling employment.
Documents
* Environmental Scrutiny Committee Agenda 10/07/07 (8k)
* Outline Regional Transport Plan (9.89M)
* Municipal Residual Waste Treatment (271k)
* Household Food Waste Collections and Treatment (61k)
* Sustainable Development Action Programme (318k)
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