Object
Preferred Options consultation document
Representation ID: 94130
Received: 13/10/2019
Respondent: Mr Robert Foster
Thermal treatment of waste by incineration and possibly power generation should not form part of waste management. It is a acknowledgement of failure to address a comprehensive system of waste reduction/reuse/recycling/composting/bio-digestion and lacks sustainability if the economics of having large plant requires numerous lorry movements including importation of waste from other sources. Incineration also produces air pollution allied with traffic movement when concerns over adverse health impacts are becoming much clearer. The incineration residue is also highly toxic requiring careful and expensive disposal.
Thermal treatment of waste by incineration and possibly power generation should not form part of waste management. It is a acknowledgement of failure to address a comprehensive system of waste reduction/reuse/recycling/composting/bio-digestion and lacks sustainability if the economics of having large plant requires numerous lorry movements including importation of waste from other sources. Incineration also produces air pollution allied with traffic movement when concerns over adverse health impacts are becoming much clearer. The incineration residue is also highly toxic requiring careful and expensive disposal.