WHAT ALLERTON PARK INCINERATOR WILL MEAN TO YOU AS RESIDENTS OF YORK,
BOROUGHBRIDGE, EASINGWOLD AND THIRSK
*HUNDREDS TONNES OF TOXIC ASH EVERY YEAR
*EQUIVALENT TO A DOUBLING OF LOCAL TRAFFIC POLLUTION
*CONTAMINATION OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES FARM LAND
*CONTAMINATION OF THE FOOD CHAIN
*£250 MILLION UNNECESSARY COST
* MONEY LOST TO EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE BUDGETS
*JOIN THE CAMPAIGN TO STOP THIS ATTACK ON OUR COMMUNITY AND ECOLOGY NOW
DISC (Don't Incinerate Steering Committee) is a ratepayers group, which is funded by North Yorkshire residents, businesses and voluntary organisations to encourage waste minimisation, high levels or recycling and elimination of incineration as a method of waste disposal. DISC is an affiliate of UK Win, a group of over 100 local ratepayers organisations that campaign for elimination of waste incineration due to the carbon release levels, highly unpredictable emissions and pollution issues, and the high cost of PFI projects.
Many council elected members are poorly informedabout the issues and have had little chance to consider the technology and the options these present to us as a community. Waste management is in a period of considerable change - the greatest changes ever seen in the face of landfill closure. DISC has brought together local and national specialists through direct discussion, attendance at seminars and campaign meetings. DISC is committed to building a better level of discussion and resolution of waste management problems in England's largest county.
The management of waste in the future will be a far more technical and money intensive business, which can be a heavy burden on ratepayers. Significant new levels of commitment are required of ratepayers to enable councils to manage waste effectively and we wish to see far more spending on the education of people and businesses to reduce waste levels.
Transferring waste processing from landfill to incineration represents little difference in terms of a policy structure (known as the Waste Hierarchy), and in fact probably releases far more carbon than even landfill. Incineration is a questionable strategy in helping the UK deliver its national obligation under the Kyoto Agreement - the Renewables Obligations.Click here to understand more:-
Waste management technologies are quite varied but all involve some level of decay with CO2 or Methane release. The worst CO2 options are landfill and incineration as the chart from Peter Jones ex BIFFA Technical Director shows:-
