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Richard Ashwell<p>Incinerators: New plans to limit burning rubbish for energy</p><p>Ministers say fresh rules announced today will limit the development of new waste incinerators, which burn rubbish to make electricity and emit gases that are harmful for the environment.</p><p>Just under half of all the UK's household rubbish is now burned, and a recent&nbsp;BBC investigation&nbsp;showed that incinerating bin bags, which can release large amounts of carbon dioxide, was as bad for the climate as burning coal.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgrl72e975o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgrl7</span><span class="invisible">2e975o</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/incinerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incinerators</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/incineration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incineration</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a></p>
Richard Ashwell<p>Flies, rats and offers of hush money - the price of living next to a ‘monster’ incinerator</p><p>“We have been inundated with flies, rats, smell, noise. It's just been horrendous,” says Mandy Royle, who lives in the closest home to the UK’s biggest <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> incinerator at Runcorn in Cheshire.</p><p>The facility generates electricity from burning nearly a million tonnes of household <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/rubbish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rubbish</span></a> every year - but much of that waste doesn't come from Ms Royle's local area. Like many <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/incinerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incinerators</span></a>, deliveries come from hundreds of miles away.</p><p>BBC analysis suggests the burden of the UK's waste is disproportionately falling on deprived areas such as Runcorn, which are 10 times more likely to have an <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/EnergyFromWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyFromWaste</span></a> incinerator in their midst than in the wealthiest areas.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwylepd79d5o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwylep</span><span class="invisible">d79d5o</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PlasticWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticWaste</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a></p>
Richard Ashwell<p>Burning household <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> in giant incinerators to make electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power, BBC analysis has found.</p><p>Nearly half of the rubbish produced in UK homes, including increasing amounts of <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a>, is now being incinerated. Scientists warn it is a “disaster for the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a>” - and some are calling for a ban on new <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/incinerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incinerators</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3wxgje5pwo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3wxg</span><span class="invisible">je5pwo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PlasticWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticWaste</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>From <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ProPublica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProPublica</span></a>’s series, Selling a Mirage: The Deception Behind <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recycling</span></a></p><p>When Is “Recyclable” Not Really <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Recyclable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recyclable</span></a>? When the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.</p><p>Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal govt to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags &amp; other items virtually guaranteed to end up in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/landfills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landfills</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/incinerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incinerators</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/plastics-industry-redefine-recyclable-ftc-grocery-bags" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/plastic</span><span class="invisible">s-industry-redefine-recyclable-ftc-grocery-bags</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>How <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a> symbol got <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> addicted to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a><br>Iconic <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/recyclingsymbol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recyclingsymbol</span></a>, invented 20yr before Earth Day 1990, has become omnipresent on products, often misleading consumers about what can be recycled, according to experts cited in a story explored by Grist. Chasing arrows logo, which promises rebirth for discarded materials, is frequently plastered on items that are not <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/recyclable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recyclable</span></a>, particularly plastic products. much of it ending up in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/landfills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landfills</span></a> or <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/incinerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incinerators</span></a><br><a href="https://grist.org/culture/recycling-symbol-logo-plastic-design/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/culture/recycling-sy</span><span class="invisible">mbol-logo-plastic-design/</span></a></p>
openDemocracy<p>EXCLUSIVE: How incinerator industry tried to delay plans to close ‘loophole’ and force firms to pay for emissions.</p><p><a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/incinerators-emissions-trading-scheme-loophole-pollution-save-500-million-government-lobbied/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=newsie_social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opendemocracy.net/en/incinerat</span><span class="invisible">ors-emissions-trading-scheme-loophole-pollution-save-500-million-government-lobbied/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=newsie_social</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waste</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carbon</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UKlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKlaw</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/lobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lobbying</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/incinerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incinerators</span></a></p>
openDemocracy<p>EXCLUSIVE: Waste firms and councils accused of ‘greenwashing’ with false claims over burning rubbish for energy.</p><p>Some ‘renewable’ UK incinerators are more polluting than coal stations</p><p><a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/incinerators-more-polluting-than-coal-stations-greenwashing-uk-carbon-plastic-renewable/?utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=newsie_social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opendemocracy.net/en/incinerat</span><span class="invisible">ors-more-polluting-than-coal-stations-greenwashing-uk-carbon-plastic-renewable/?utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=newsie_social</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Incinerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Incinerators</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenwashing</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a></p>
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