UK Incinerator Campaigns

There are lots of people starting to campaign vigorously against the plan to role out waste incinerators across the country.

There are some interesting questions that need to be asked about this process.

The officially quoted reports say incineration is safe. Yet some other reports highlight factors that have been overlooked in these official reports. For example, one report says dioxin emissions can be many times higher than the results of the official spot monitoring process. So emissions can be much higher than the regulator believes. Also because emissions are only monitored a few hours per year [only!] then excessively high dioxin emissions can go completely undetected. Similarly for toxic heavy metal emissions! How can the authorities guarantee safety when they haven't a clue what the emission levels are 99% of the time!

If you aren't measuring emissions then you don't know what they are! You can't guarantee safety.

Then there is the well know fact that incinerators are always exceeding emission limits (for other pollutants that are measured continuously, or occasionally - spot).

There's the other big question for our democracy. Why does the Government not represent the people? Why does it not consult and not listen!?

Similarly why do some local authorities not consult the people, and not listen!?

Hands up who thinks the UK is a democracy?