PUBLIC MEETING at County Hall (note: not Oxford Town Hall) on New Road
in Oxford on Wednesday 15 September from 7 pm - 9 pm. Meeting called by
Oxfordshire County Council to hear your views!
Please come and say no to incineration of Oxfordshire's (and your)
rubbish and yes to waste reduction, re-use and recycling. The Council
says it's still open minded about its waste strategy so let's have a
say before it's too late.
in Oxford on Wednesday 15 September from 7 pm - 9 pm. Meeting called by
Oxfordshire County Council to hear your views!
Please come and say no to incineration of Oxfordshire's (and your)
rubbish and yes to waste reduction, re-use and recycling. The Council
says it's still open minded about its waste strategy so let's have a
say before it's too late.
Oxford Friends of the Earth, c/o 13 Princes Street, Oxford. OX4 1DD
Oxford residents demonstrate against Incineration of rubbish, Wednesday
15 September 2004
Photo-call Members of the public and Oxford Friends of the Earth will
gather at 6.50 pm on Wednesday 15 September at County Hall, New Road,
Oxford with placards saying ‘Zero Waste Strategy Now’ and ‘Oxfordshire
Against Incineration’ for the 7 pm meeting
Members of Oxford Friends and Oxford residents will attend Oxfordshire
County Council’s public waste strategy consultation on Wednesday 15
September starting at 7 pm at County Hall, New Road, Oxford.
Oxford Friends of the Earth are calling for the Council to: adopt a
zero waste strategy[1]; set high recycling and composting targets (50 per
cent by 2010 and 75 per cent by 2015); write a flexible strategy, to
allow progressive improvements in waste reduction, re-use, recycling
and composting – including municipal in-vessel composting. The Council
should reject incineration and if necessary consider the use of local,
small-scale mechanical-biological treatment (MBT) for residual waste,
with the residues from this process going to landfill – NOT for fuel
pellets or Refuse Derived Fuel as it’s known.
Andrew Wood, from Oxford Friends of the Earth said “Oxfordshire needs to adopt a Zero Waste Strategy - like other Councils – to reduce waste, promote reuse and maximise recycling. The County Council should reject burning Oxfordshire’s rubbish in an incinerator.
Incineration produces toxic pollution that potentially threatens human
health, it undermines recycling and it’s bad for climate change.”
He added
“Legislation for the treatment of waste is rapid changing including a
possible EU directive on Bio-Waste that would require composting of
biodegradable materials like kitchen and garden waste. It would be a
reckless gamble with council taxpayers’ money to enter into the long
term contracts for incineration in these circumstances. The Council
could end up compensating an incinerator operator and be required to
build composting facilities anyway.”
Contact: Andrew Wood, Oxford Friends of the Earth: mobile 07973 953 446
Editors Notes
[1] Local authorities like Bath and North East Somerset, Braintree and
Lewes are already supporting a 10 point Zero Waste Charter.
Oxford residents demonstrate against Incineration of rubbish, Wednesday
15 September 2004
Photo-call Members of the public and Oxford Friends of the Earth will
gather at 6.50 pm on Wednesday 15 September at County Hall, New Road,
Oxford with placards saying ‘Zero Waste Strategy Now’ and ‘Oxfordshire
Against Incineration’ for the 7 pm meeting
Members of Oxford Friends and Oxford residents will attend Oxfordshire
County Council’s public waste strategy consultation on Wednesday 15
September starting at 7 pm at County Hall, New Road, Oxford.
Oxford Friends of the Earth are calling for the Council to: adopt a
zero waste strategy[1]; set high recycling and composting targets (50 per
cent by 2010 and 75 per cent by 2015); write a flexible strategy, to
allow progressive improvements in waste reduction, re-use, recycling
and composting – including municipal in-vessel composting. The Council
should reject incineration and if necessary consider the use of local,
small-scale mechanical-biological treatment (MBT) for residual waste,
with the residues from this process going to landfill – NOT for fuel
pellets or Refuse Derived Fuel as it’s known.
Andrew Wood, from Oxford Friends of the Earth said “Oxfordshire needs to adopt a Zero Waste Strategy - like other Councils – to reduce waste, promote reuse and maximise recycling. The County Council should reject burning Oxfordshire’s rubbish in an incinerator.
Incineration produces toxic pollution that potentially threatens human
health, it undermines recycling and it’s bad for climate change.”
He added
“Legislation for the treatment of waste is rapid changing including a
possible EU directive on Bio-Waste that would require composting of
biodegradable materials like kitchen and garden waste. It would be a
reckless gamble with council taxpayers’ money to enter into the long
term contracts for incineration in these circumstances. The Council
could end up compensating an incinerator operator and be required to
build composting facilities anyway.”
Contact: Andrew Wood, Oxford Friends of the Earth: mobile 07973 953 446
Editors Notes
[1] Local authorities like Bath and North East Somerset, Braintree and
Lewes are already supporting a 10 point Zero Waste Charter.
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