If it cost $630 a tonne to handle ship and dump MSW 13 years ago what does it cost now ? We could sell or give it to Europe including the shipping cost, for far less. They can send their own ships. Europe currently has 7 milion tonnes incineration capacity and only 1.5 million tonnes [...]
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GCC will now look at incinerator alternatives after it agrees to back planning refusal
http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/10427738.print/ GCC will now look at incinerator alternatives after it agrees to back planning refusal 12:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013 By Chris Warne GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Council will defend the decision of its planning committee to refuse permission for the £500 million Javelin Park incinerator project near Haresfield. The authority’s planning committee unanimously opposed the controversial [...]
Panel EA visit to Korea – some glaring information omissions
Legco Panel on Environmental Affairs Dear Hon Members, I refer to the briefing papers / fact sheets provided by the Administration for your recent visit to Korea. Please find at attachment herewith highly relevant information which the Administration conveniently omitted from their briefing papers. Kind regards, James Middleton Chairman www.cleartheair.org.hk We all breathe the same [...]
Environmental Conflict Resolution HONG KONG’S WASTE MANAGEMENT DIALOGUE
Download : Environmental Conference – Incinerator – 5 June 2013
Lawmakers warn CE over landfill plans
04-06-2013 Pro-establishment legislators have warned the chief executive against rushing through controversial plans to expand local landfills.Councillors said C.Y. Leung sought their support for the expansion at a dinner gathering, but New People’s Party lawmaker Regina Ip said forcing the plan through would be “political suicide.” Her colleague Michael Tien said the government needs to [...]
Chinese Incinerators Spark Public Protests
by VOA News Environmental protests have replaced land grabs as the main source of unrest in parts of the country, according to Chinese officials. Grassroots campaigners in China are increasingly using official channels to push for more transparency when it comes to the environment. Thomas Johnson, a researcher specializing in Chinese environmental policy at the City [...]
Waste Land
Sunday, 13 March, 2011, 12:00am Clarence Tsui Waste Land Directors: Lucy Walker, Joao Jardim and Karen Harley Set mostly in a gigantic Rio de Janeiro landfill, this Oscar-nominated documentary zeroes in on a project involving Brazilian artist Vik Muniz and the cantadores – down-and-out men and women who make a meagre living by finding reusable [...]
Environment chief calls for talks on Lantau incinerator
Monday, 21 January, 2013, 12:09pm News›Hong Kong ENVIRONMENT Cheung Chi-fai chifai.cheung@scmp.com (CTA COMMENTS IN CAPITAL LETTERS ) The environment minister called for a discussion on building an incinerator as a part of Hong Kong’s waste strategy, calling it irresponsible if talks don’t take place. DISCUSSION WITH WHOM ? THE CURRENT ENB HAS BEEN HANDED A [...]
Time for Hong Kong to stop talking rubbish
Thursday, 30 May, 2013, 12:00am Comment›Insight & Opinion SCMP Editorial Yet another plan to solve Hong Kong’s serious refuse problem has been unveiled. Secretary for the Environment Wong Kam-sing conveyed the right level of urgency in launching the government’s blueprint last week, calling the matter “grave”. The mix of incineration, waste disposal charges and improved [...]
Initial Development Of Continuous Emissions Monitor Of Dioxin
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