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Dioxins or Zero Waste?

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Wednesday March 05, 2003 13:46

by Graham Caswell - Green Party

caswell at indigo dot ie

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Is this the start of Incineration in Ireland?

Incinerator: n. (Late 20th Century) An industrial furnace in which valuable resources were needlessly burned, creating toxic gases and ash. This practice was ended in the early 2,000's with the introduction of ZERO WASTE.

Bord Pleanála's decision to approve plans for the State's first municipal waste incinerator is a mistake. Not only will it take pressure away from recycling and package-reduction measures in the short term but it will build up toxicity in the environment and the ash waste in the long term.

Incineration is NOT necessary - except for those with a vested interested in over-packaging, planned oblesecence and the waste industry. Zero Waste is a viable option that is working elsewhere in the world. See:

Zero waste Canada: http://www.targetzerocanada.org/

Zero Waste New Zealand: http://www.zerowaste.co.nz/

Zero Waste America: http://www.zerowasteamerica.org/ZeroWaste.htm

Zero Waste Alliance: http://www.zerowaste.org/

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Comments (10 of 10)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Greens Disappointed With Meath Incinerator Decision	Graham	Wed Mar 05, 2003 13:47
2	Burn waste not dump it	Mr. Sofa	Wed Mar 05, 2003 13:49
3	GREENS CALL FOR ZERO WASTE STRATEGY TO REPLACE INCINERATION	Graham	Wed Mar 05, 2003 13:49
4	'zero waste' ??	pete ranks	Wed Mar 05, 2003 15:13
5	Recycling setup to fail in this country so as to justify Incinerators	Terry	Wed Mar 05, 2003 15:55
6	A little more on plastic recycling and other stuff -Wellman International	Terry	Wed Mar 05, 2003 16:28
7	Doorstop	George Plant	Wed Mar 05, 2003 20:42
8	Excellent report Terry	Raymond McInerney	Wed Mar 05, 2003 21:46
9	Re: Wellman International -Do the pay for raw PET plastic	Terry	Thu Mar 06, 2003 12:50
10	Terry	Ray McInerney	Thu Mar 06, 2003 19:06

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