We just recently received this press release from the Green party, and realised it needs everyone’s attention.
The Green Party has accused NILGA and ARC 21 of trying to introduce incineration into Northern Ireland by stealth using PPS18, by describing the burning of municipal waste as a renewable energy.
Green Party Down District Cllr Cadogan Enright said: “If the people of Northern Ireland knew that PPS18 included the fast tracking of incineration then they would reject the document immediately. If the burning of municipal waste falls within the remit of PPS18 the overall document will lose credibility. Burning municipal waste is not a renewable energy.”
The Green Party has also criticized the document for failing to include small scale wind turbines, tidal and wave energy, rain water harvesting and grey water recycling – all widely accepted renewable energy methods.
Cllr Enright said: “The people of Northern Ireland have not been properly informed about the impact of PPS18 if the document allows the burning of municipal waste to be classed as renewable energy. If approved, planning applications for incinerators will be fast tracked through the Planning Service. I challenge NILGA and ARC 21 to find any community in Northern Ireland which would welcome an incinerator. The people of North Belfast have rejected it for the North Foreshore and the people of Glenavy are rejecting it too. Time the politicians caught up with public opinion.”
Read more at the Greens’ website.
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