Incinerator bad: Notts are you listening?

"... the existence of a major EfW incinerator for MSW in Nottingham appears to have had a negative effect on recycling rates in the city. In 1998/99, 49% of MSW was managed by means of incineration. In the same year Nottingham’s municipal household recycling rate was only 6%. The rate dropped to 4% in 1999/2000 and 2000/01, and in 2001/02 it was still one of the lowest in the country at 5%. Although the pressure of government targets is bound to result in recycling rates increasing here too, the planned extension to the Eastcroft incinerator may limit this increase."

source: report