A Better way
Some local authorities are arguing that incineration is necessary to meet the UK's commitments under the European Landfill Directive. This position is indefensible. In order to meet the landfill directive targets we need do no more than recycle and/or compost 30% of household newspaper, card and green waste by 2010. This target and the targets for 2013 and 2020 that follow can easily be met and exceeded with technology currently available and in use in other parts of the world. Cities and regions around the world have already achieved much more than this.
Currently operating, state of the art screening and composting systems, can achieve similar reductions in the volume of solid waste to those achieved by incinerators. At the same time they can eliminate the pollution problems associated with incinerators, and provide a useful, sometimes marketable product. ...
