Waste incinerator plans scrapped
PLANS to build a massive incinerator in Renfrewshire have been scrapped.
The proposals were to create a waste-treatment plant, capable of burning 140,000 tonnes of rubbish a year, in Linwood. But after announcing a U-turn, council bosses have promised to reduce landfill by increasing recycling.
The full article contains 52 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
- Last Updated: 24 April 2008 10:54 PM
- Source: The Scotsman
- Location: Edinburgh
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The move follows fierce public resistance to the project, and the Scottish Government recently declaring its opposition to large-scale incinerators.
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England:
Hull and East Riding Councils – which would both use the facility – gave planning consent last year but the Environment Agency later withdrew its licence to operate the plant following the threat of legal action by opponents of the scheme following a successful legal challenge to the operation of a similar plant in Sussex.
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/localnews/People-39misled39-over-plea-for.4076292.jp
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