Why the Allerton Park Incinerator should be stopped

Why the Allerton Park Incinerator should be stopped :

Why the Allerton Park Incinerator should be stopped Marton cum Grafton Parish Council www.marton-cum-grafton.org/parish_council.htm North Yorkshire Waste Action Group (NYWAG) http://www.nywag.org

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Target = 80% diversion of waste from landfill by 2020

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FUEL MADNESS!

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About 250,000 tonnes municipal waste Mechanical sort Anaerobic digestion Facility capacity 320,000 40,000 500,000 PFI planned throughput 300,000 40,000 20,000 (226,000) (190,000) (230,000) But only 4,000 recovered 85% OF THE PFI WASTE WILL BE BURNT

“We are fully supportive of increased recycling” :

“We are fully supportive of increased recycling” WRONG 85% of the waste will be burnt! BURNING waste is NOT the same as RECYCLING “The equipment is flexible and can be adapted to meet changes arising in the waste market” WRONG 85% of the waste will be burnt in a hugely expensive incinerator that needs continual feeding with waste! “Allerton is designed with recycling firmly at the fore front” WRONG 85% of the waste will be burnt Where is the incentive to recycle more once this monster is built?

Burning waste is wasteful:

Burning waste is wasteful Incinerator Waste is a resource – it should not be burnt but recycled If it is to be burnt, then heat generated should be recovered and not lost to the atmosphere Incinerators are very inefficient compared to “Combined Heat and Power” plants that recover their heat for domestic and industrial uses The Allerton incinerator is the WRONG technology in the WRONG location

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The WRONG technology in the WRONG place Allerton incinerator There is no heat demand at Allerton Heat demand in North Yorkshire (the orange boxes are high demand, green boxes are low demand, no shaded boxes have no demand)

The Darlington alternative:

The Darlington alternative Thermal Mechanical Biological Treatment Step 1: Dry the waste and drive water off Step 2: Mechanically sort the waste for recovery, recycling and resale Step 3: Residue can be used as a fuel or for landfill / land restoration

Advantages:

Advantages £60 per tonne cheaper than Allerton Park – a staggering £13m per year This is on top of the savings made by avoiding landfill. Less capital investment - only £10m for 100,000 tonnes per year compared to £60m for the incinerator Can be built quickly and easily Could be located closer to source of waste Can meet 80% diversion target Landfill Darlington Amey

Why won’t NYCC consider it?:

Why won’t NYCC consider it? They refuse to listen. They can’t accept that there may be a better solution, regardless of the financial or environmental benefits. They won’t talk about alternatives. It’s much easier for someone else to deal with the problem and they aren’t paying for it – we are! They won’t visit the site even though it’s on their doorstep. The one NYCC Cabinet member who did visit voted against awarding the contract to Amey.

This is a vast PFI contract…..:

This is a vast PFI contract….. Claims to save £320m Only against “do nothing” option Huge uncertainties in the budget 25 year contract requires guess-work Meanwhile, our services are being slashed 1.4

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Object to NYCC Object to County and District Councillors Support and encourage your Parish Council Give technical expertise Raise funds to support legal fees http://www.nywag.org/