After years of regular pollution breaches at Nottinghams Eastcroft incinerator, the regulaor the Enviroment Agency has finally taken action, but this is too little too late.
It is now time to close down this plant for good, we should not even be considering an expansion!
It is now time to close down this plant for good, we should not even be considering an expansion!
Pollution Breaches
Following years of campaigning by NAIL, the industry regulator the Environment Agency (EA) has finally issued Waste Recycling Group (WRG), an Enforcement Notice and yet another formal warning following pollution breaches. These occurred when the filter by-pass operated on two separate occasions on April 18th, after two occasions in February.
The breach on April 18 mean that for 18 minutes the incinerator flue gases were released into the atmosphere completely unfiltered, spewing a cocktail of toxic poisons out into the atmosphere for us all to breath and consume.
The Enforcement Notice, which is effectively a yellow card, requires WRG to undertake a comprehensive review of the maintenance programme in place for the flue gas treatment system. They need to ensure all critical items are identified and maintained. Failure to comply with the Enforcement Notice is a criminal offence. Although this is positive action from the EA, when you consider that the incinerator has had over 60 pollution breaches in the past 4 years and WRG have received over 20 previous warnings, this is too little too late.
To see the EA's Press Release click on the link below;
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/2051305?lang=_e®ion=Midlands%20Region
To see the list of pollution breaches click on the link below;
http://www.nail.uk.net/Emissions.htm
Join our campaign to prevent WRG from building a third incinerator in the heart of Nottingham and importing waste from the surrounding areas to be incinerated instead of the recycling it.
www.nail.uk.net
Following years of campaigning by NAIL, the industry regulator the Environment Agency (EA) has finally issued Waste Recycling Group (WRG), an Enforcement Notice and yet another formal warning following pollution breaches. These occurred when the filter by-pass operated on two separate occasions on April 18th, after two occasions in February.
The breach on April 18 mean that for 18 minutes the incinerator flue gases were released into the atmosphere completely unfiltered, spewing a cocktail of toxic poisons out into the atmosphere for us all to breath and consume.
The Enforcement Notice, which is effectively a yellow card, requires WRG to undertake a comprehensive review of the maintenance programme in place for the flue gas treatment system. They need to ensure all critical items are identified and maintained. Failure to comply with the Enforcement Notice is a criminal offence. Although this is positive action from the EA, when you consider that the incinerator has had over 60 pollution breaches in the past 4 years and WRG have received over 20 previous warnings, this is too little too late.
To see the EA's Press Release click on the link below;
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/2051305?lang=_e®ion=Midlands%20Region To see the list of pollution breaches click on the link below;
http://www.nail.uk.net/Emissions.htm Join our campaign to prevent WRG from building a third incinerator in the heart of Nottingham and importing waste from the surrounding areas to be incinerated instead of the recycling it.
www.nail.uk.net
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heres a vgood link& idea to help shut it down, looks interesting;)
08.07.2008 10:36
This seems like possibly a vgood idea, needs to be looked at calmly by a few more heads. Incinerators poison billions of people &the environment, whats abit of soil for a couple of months?nothing!.
Lime particulates are basically sprinkled down onto the fire to cool it down, soil in large amounts would have the same effect, it can be used to put out fires with sand. Even if they used filters to try & get rid of it, it would seriously make criminal incinerators more unprofitable.
Red Robin Adair
heres a vgood link& idea to help shut it down, looks interesting;)
08.07.2008 10:45
This seems like possibly a vgood idea, needs to be looked at calmly by a few more heads. Incinerators poison billions of people &the environment, whats abit of soil for a couple of months?nothing!.
Lime particulates are basically sprinkled down onto the fire to cool it down, soil in large amounts would have the same effect, it can be used to put out fires with sand. Even if they used filters to try & get rid of it, it would seriously make criminal incinerators more unprofitable.
Red Robin Adair
Ignore last imc comment on this link,particulate lime is used in incinerators
08.07.2008 13:20
if everyone did it would have an effect. Our lungs are a even more precious resource than soil. Any better ideas genuis?, are you by any chance sitting on a corporate payroll Meh?
Seems like your
soil particulates are not going to get through but they will help stop the burn of the nano. If anyone serious wants to comment without sad insults feel free otherwise go stick yo heed up ya (!)
Red adair