tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:17:59 +0000Shropshire's independent campaign against incineration and landfill and for promoting cleaner, safer, cheaper alternatives.http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (SafeWaste)Blogger77125en-usnoShropshire's independent campaign against incineration and landfill and for promoting cleaner, safer, cheaper alternatives.Shropshire's independent campaign against incineration and landfill and for promoting cleaner, safer, cheaper alternatives.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-708136247934275607Mon, 02 May 2011 17:07:00 +00002011-05-02T18:11:31.219+01:00ARE RUBBISH INCINERATORS KILLING OUR CHILDREN?Sunday May 1,2011Lucy JohnstonAN INVESTIGATION is to be launched into incinerators after claims they are linked to cancer and high death rates among babies and children.A team at Imperial College London is to carry out research for the Health Protection Agency.Dr Dick Van Steenis, a retired GP who has been campaigning about the potential dangers of http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-health-study-local-campaigner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miriam Walton)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-245459687175179541Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:20:00 +00002011-03-06T21:14:42.697+00:00'Now I see corporations squatting like great cuckoos on our public services, while officials pour the money that should have been spent on nurses and teachers into their widening bills.'The article below appeared on the Guardian Website 'Comment is Free' on Monday 22 November. Shropshire Council is currently in exactly the same bind as George Monbiot describes in this article. The secret http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2010/11/bill-for-pfi-contracts-is-outrage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miriam Walton)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-2463502627790105375Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:24:00 +00002010-09-22T18:43:02.287+01:00At the meeting of Shropshire Council's Strategic Planning Committee on 3rd September, 2010, several members of the public plus a number of elected members spoke against the proposed Battlefield incinerator. The acting Chair of the Committee, cllr David Evans, had allowed more than the usual one member of the public to speak as the planning application was considered of more than usual http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2010/09/case-against-battlefield-incinerator-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miriam Walton)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-46532252961145090Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:54:00 +00002010-09-01T19:58:02.339+01:00The Strategic Planning Committee meeting was a dramatic occasion in which there were very strong and competent speeches of opposition from campaigners and opposing councillors from various parties, the MP nearly got ejected for objecting to the biased summing-up of the assistant head of planning and it seemed like the councillors were every bit as dozy and docile as we had feared.The 15-minute http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2010/09/strategic-planning-committee-meeting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miriam Walton)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-3144813984104314867Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:57:00 +00002010-08-30T14:58:51.601+01:00The planning meeting for the proposed Battlefield incinerator will be at Meole Brace School, Longden Road, Shrewsbury SY3 9DWon Wednesday 1st September at 2pm.The BBC will be filming there from 1pm (Inside Out programme on waste PFI schemes in the West Midlands).Please be there if you can. The more the better!SWiS, NOBIS, FoE and other interested parties have been given a slot to speak.http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2010/08/let-them-know-that-you-are-awake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miriam Walton)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-910932029908534670Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:56:00 +00002010-08-30T21:20:08.329+01:00 On 21 July, 2010, Miriam Walton and Alan Goater visited Chineham incinerator on a day when VIPs from Shropshire (or elsewhere) were not expected. This is what we saw:1) Green waste being delivered to the incineratorOK, we know it's supposed to be a 'sorting station' but what's your bet......??2) The smoke plume. It can ground anywhere within about 15 miles of Chineham but usually they ground http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2010/08/chineham-re-visited.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miriam Walton)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-2686656615362098006Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:01:00 +00002010-07-22T18:12:11.545+01:00..until Wednesday 1st September at 2pm.The letters inviting members of the public to speak were only posted yesterday and therefore anyone applying was told they had missed the deadline.So - yet more time wasted for people who are trying to scrutinise this very important decision in their own time and at their own expense!Venue for the meeting is still Meole Brace School, Longden Road, Shrewsburyhttp://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2010/07/incinerator-planning-meeting-postponed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miriam Walton)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-7281081436270545817Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:43:00 +00002010-07-14T21:08:29.121+01:00Anti-incinerator protestor gatecrashes councillors’ Hampshire burner trip - on his bicycle!Members of Shropshire Council's Strategic Planning Committee on a guided tour of Veolia’s incinerator in Chineham on Monday 9th July, were surprised to be joined by an extra member of their party - Steve Boulding, pictured on the left.For some time, Safe Waste in Shropshire has suspected that visitors to http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2010/07/steves-trip-to-chineham.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SafeWaste)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-9035650008429491686Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:03:00 +00002010-07-12T22:11:05.926+01:00Planning officers have released their assessment of Veolia's planning application for the incinerator. They have recommended that the application should be accepted.They have also recommended that the application be sent to the Government Office of the West Midlands as it is 'not fully consistent with the Waste Local Plan'.This comes as little surprise to anyone. The application will be heard http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2010/07/planning-officers-recommend-battlefield.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SafeWaste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-7338934176169952420Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:43:00 +00002010-07-07T19:17:25.587+01:00The Strategic Planning Group will be deciding on the planning application for the proposed Battlefield Incinerator on Monday 26 July - keeping up a noble tradition of any developments taking place during holidays - at Meole Brace School, Longden Road Shrewsbury at 2pm.The councillors will visit the Chineham incinerator on Monday 12th July. This is the trip when everything looks nice and shiny andhttp://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2010/07/incinerator-hearing-date-set-for-monday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SafeWaste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-7970431815965703272Mon, 03 May 2010 15:50:00 +00002010-05-03T17:27:54.886+01:00This article by Yvonne Cookpeers was published by the Independent on September 02, 2009. Thank you to Michael Ryan for drawing it to our attention. See also http://markwrite.co.uk/Incinerator.htmClean air could save thousands of livesPollutants take a huge toll on human life, and are estimated to cost £20bn a year in ill-health and time off work.If someone was killing thousands of UK residents http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2010/05/true-cost-of-air-pollution-on-human.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SafeWaste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-6115103020125044532Mon, 03 May 2010 13:49:00 +00002010-05-03T14:57:56.314+01:00Cheshire East council has rejected a proposal by American-owned company Covanta Energy to develop a 370,000 tonnes-a-year capacity energy-from-waste facility at Middlewich over concerns about overcapacity in the region. One of the two designs put forward by Covanta for the 370,000 tonnes-a-year capacity facility which was refused planning permission in MiddlewichHowever, Covanta has today vowed http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2010/05/cheshire-east-refuses-covanta-efw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SafeWaste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-4510540291974864392Mon, 03 May 2010 11:46:00 +00002010-05-03T12:49:16.262+01:00Speculation that Veolia may withdraw controversial Rainworth incinerator plansRuth Faulkner 30 Apr 2010http://www.mrw.co.uk/page.cfm/action=Archive/ContentID=1/EntryID=6570A public inquiry into a controversial energy recovery facility proposed for Nottinghamshire has been adjourned for a second time amid speculation that Veoila Environmental Services could pull out and abandon its plans for the http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2010/05/veolias-proposed-notts-incinerator-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SafeWaste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-3284768992689144024Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:03:00 +00002010-03-31T17:12:17.267+01:00The Environment Agency has now issued the draft environmental permit for the proposed Battlefield incinerator.This is an expected development. Environment Agency staff refer to Veolia as its 'customer', the EA has invested in Veolia as part of its pension fund, 2008-9:see http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/GEHO0709BQDT-e-e.pdfand appears to considers it its job to issue permits http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2010/03/battlefield-incinerator-draft.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SafeWaste)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-8126166456498525491Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:13:00 +00002010-03-31T17:30:18.195+01:00The company that Shropshire Council considers to be a suitably ethical partner for its waste contract is now sponsoring the the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 exhibition. [The previous sponsor was that well-known environmental champion, Shell.] Veolia's track record is particularly sparkling, including in Israeli-occupied Palestine - see the report and call for demonstration, below. http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2010/03/more-veolia-greenwash.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SafeWaste)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-5126888837809192543Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:39:00 +00002009-12-20T16:50:02.219+00:00This cheery information is from an email that Safe Waste in Shropshire recently received from Dr Michael Warhurst, Senior Campaigner at Friends of the Earth.'Shlomo Dowen at UKWIN (UK Without Incineration Network) http://www.ukwin.org/ has been pulling together a list of victories in 2009 – see below – and it is pretty impressive. It shows how effective local activists can be [ ] when they are http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2009/12/failed-incinerators-ukwin-issues-its.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SafeWaste)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-1971768164098071090Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:24:00 +00002009-12-20T16:35:25.399+00:00Surrey Surrey County Council has recently turned down two proposed incinerators infavour of anaerobic digestion, two small gasification plants and a target of 70%recycling by 2013.[Compare this with Defra's unambitious target of 50% by 2020. Meanwhile, San Francisco's recycling is currently at 72% and the city is aiming for Zero Wasteby 2020!! http://www.sfenvironment.org/our_programs/http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2009/12/surrey-county-council-drops.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SafeWaste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-4082748927979454373Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:29:00 +00002009-10-06T19:41:10.417+01:00Nottinghamshire PAIN (People against Incineration) has won a major victory against Veolia in the High Court. Like Safe Waste in Shropshire, they made a request to view the actual figures contained in the Waste Contract with Veolia to see if Nottinghamshire people were getting value for money. Unlike Shropshire Council, Nottinghamshire was willing to let Shlomo Dowen (campaign member and http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2009/10/revealed-what-veolia-wanted-to-be-kept.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-3015843529355951379Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:00:00 +00002009-08-20T21:04:35.815+01:00Veolia's incinerator at Chineham, Hampshire, viewed from nearby fields.Veolia's planning application for a 90,000-ton incinerator at Battlefield is now under consideration by Shropshire Council's planning department.The registration number is: MS2009/0125/SY and can be viewed at: http://planning.shropshire.gov.uk/PlanAppDisp.asp?RecNum=59315The hearing, which will be before the new Unitary http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2009/04/veolias-planning-application-for-90000.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-3363071173591349114Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:35:00 +00002009-08-16T14:43:25.595+01:00 'A giant landfill in the sky' - Chineham incinerator picture by Safe Waste in ShropshireYou can get an idea of the huge size of the proposed 90,000 ton Battlefield incinerator with its 80 metre (200 feet) high chimney by looking at this picture of Veolia's incinerator in Chineham, Hampshire. It is the same size and of a similar style to the proposed Battlefield incinerator. http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-big-would-battlefield-incinerator.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-2192884271971876179Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:30:00 +00002009-08-16T14:58:57.225+01:00From the Birmingham Post on 5 August:"The error was unearthed after a member of the public complained to the council about the way the decision to build the incinerator was writtenPlans for a £120 million rubbish incinerator in Staffordshire are being sent back to council planners over legal fears.The incinerator earmarked for Four Ashes Industrial Estate, near Cannock, will go back before http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2009/08/paperwork-hitch-delays-12m-staffs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-6349644514798281608Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:19:00 +00002009-08-16T14:34:00.096+01:00Brighton waste centre wrecked by fireMonday 13th July 2009A waste recycling centre remains closed today after fire engulfed the building. The centre in Wilson Avenue, Brighton, was wrecked after it caught light on Saturday evening. An investigation has been launched to investigate the cause but Sussex Police last night said there were no signs it had been caused by arsonists. Smoke from the http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2009/08/problems-for-veolias-waste-management.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-6186100650060158160Sun, 31 May 2009 15:48:00 +00002009-05-31T16:53:46.081+01:00Here's your chance to talk to the Environment Agency about the 'environmental permit' (it used to be called a 'pollution permit') for the proposed Battlefield incinerator. Please email us if you have objected to the permit and have actually received your own invitation to this event (Safe Waste in Shropshire didn't!).Safe Waste in Shropshire. safe_waste_shropshire@yahoo.com-----------------------http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2009/05/environment-agency-public-event.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564074500067809879.post-9223151635127223282Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:54:00 +00002009-04-20T21:23:53.960+01:00WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT INCINERATORS - THE OFFICIAL SPIN VERSUS THE TRUTH:Fears for your health are material planning considerations. Read this article by Doctor Jeremy Thompson of the British Society for Ecological Medicine www.ecomed.org.uk/ and then go to: http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2009/04/battlefield-incinerator-energy-from.htmlfor how to object to the proposed http://safewasteshrewsbury.blogspot.com/2009/04/incinerators-truths-half-truths-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0