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Zero waste

Last edited 18 March 2002 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
27 March, 2002

The UK is in the middle of a waste crisis. New European legislation has spelt the beginning of the end for the polluting and unpopular practice of land-filling our rubbish. This has created a stampede by local authorities for incinerators, which are also hugely unpopular with the public and produce a range of toxic and cancer-causing chemicals.

However, a totally new way of looking at waste is emerging that removes the need to burn or bury our rubbish; Zero Waste.

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European law requires less waste to be landfilled. How would you like to see this met in your area?

Last edited 24 February 2002 at 9:00am
SELCHP incineratorWhat Greenpeace says:


An incinerator does not eliminate the need for landfill. A third of what is burnt ends up as ash which has concentrated levels of pollutants in it. A further 10 - 15% can not be burnt and goes directly to landfill. The rest of the material burnt is emitted through the chimney stack in the form of extremely poisonous gases and particles. The stack is designed to spread these pollutants over a wide area but many are re-concentrated by nature and enter the food chain. Incinerators make waste less visible, but they do not solve the problem. They transform waste into pollution.

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The Environmental Trust: As a pollutant, waste demands controls

Last edited 7 February 2002 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
7 February, 2002

As an embodiment of accumulated energy and materials it invites an alternative.
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Greenpeace provides the answer to waste crisis

Last edited 29 November 2001 at 9:00am
29 November, 2001

Greenpeace tells local authorities 'no need to build incinerators'

International environment group Greenpeace has produced a guide for UK local authorities, which explains how to deal with the mounting national waste crisis without resorting to unpopular and polluting waste incinerators.

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How to comply with the landfill directive without incineration: A Greenpeace blueprint

Last edited 9 November 2001 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
9 November, 2001

This report details a practical strategy which local authorities can use to achieve maximum recycling rates and safely deal with residual waste. Reviewed and endorsed as practical and entirely achievable by Biffa Waste, the report illustrates possible options with examples of techniques and technology from around the world as well as in the UK. 

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Alternatives to incinerators as a means of ensuring compliance with

Last edited 24 September 2001 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
30 September, 2001

A Better way

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