Cornwall
Council’s Cabinet today voted to agree a Revised Project Plan, to amend the
Integrated Waste Management Contract, and to push ahead with the construction
at incinerator at St Dennis.
The local
divisional member, my good friend Fred Greenslade, spoke with real heart
against the imposition on his community and I supported him as best I could in
the meeting.
I appealed to
the Cabinet to think again and pointed out that the Cornwall Waste Forum has
commissioned an independent report into their ‘high recycling’ alternative proposal,
which is due to be published on 17th November.
Printed below is
an extract from what I said:
“Over the last
few years, campaigners have shown – time and time again – that there are
better, greener and more sustainable ways to deal with our domestic waste.
“Their arguments
– economic, environmental, financial and social – are comprehensive, compelling
and should be listened to. You heard some of these arguments today in the
public questions and I have to say that many of the official responses were
poor – not least on those issues relating to the extent of ash, and the
capacity of the plant.
“It remains a
terrible travesty that this Council has refused to work up a ‘Plan B’ over the
last three years. I would appeal to you to right that wrong today and I call on
the Cabinet to not endorse the RPP.
“Spending a
ridiculous nine-figure sum on the construction of an over-sized incinerator
does not make financial sense – just compare this to the AD plant recently
constructed upcountry for £3 million but which will deal with 20,000 tonnes of
waste per annum.”
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