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Say no to massive waste incinerator
28 April 2010

An over-sized and polluting waste incinerator could be coming to Cardiff, if plans submitted to Cardiff Council are given the go-ahead.

A planning application is with Cardiff Council for an incinerator to be built in Trident Park, Cardiff Bay.

Why is incineration bad for the environment? Incineration:

  • Encourages more waste
    The proposed Cardiff incinerator is designed to process 350,000 tonnes of waste a year. This is three times more than the waste predicted for all five surrounding local authority areas.

  • Increases congestion
    More than 250 lorries will be bringing waste from all around south Wales to Cardiff every day. This is a 3% increase in traffic to add to the congestion and pollution on Cardiff's roads.

  • Generates energy inefficiently
    Incinerators that generate electricity produce more greenhouse gases than gas fired power stations - see Dirty Truths for more information.

  • Causes pollution
    Smoke, gases and ash from incinerators can contain harmful dioxins which are a cause of cancer.

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