Greenpeace today welcomed the report on sustainable waste management by the House of Commons Select Committee on the Environment, Transport and the Regions. The report condemns the Government's policy on waste incineration and raises real doubts about the safety and regulation of the technology.
The report itself says that "incineration will never play a major role in truly sustainable waste management" and that "the health effects, which result from an incinerator's emissions, are not yet fully known".
Five Greenpeace volunteers face a committal hearing at Enfield Magistrates Court on Tuesday 30th January in connection with the occupation of Edmonton waste incinerator in October 2000. All five volunteers are charged with criminal damage, conspiracy to commit criminal damage and aggravated trespass. The hearing will decide if the Greenpeace volunteers should face trial by jury in a Crown Court.
Greenpeace today welcomed the report on sustainable waste management by the House of Commons Select Committee on the Environment, Transport and the Regions. The report condemns the Government's policy on waste incineration and raises real doubts about the safety and regulation of the technology.
