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Row heating up over new power plant scheme

A St Helens grandfather is concerned that plans to turn a warehouse into a waste-burning power plant could lead to toxic emissions being spewed out across town.

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Call for rethink on Allerton incinerator

Opponents of a controversial waste incinerator between York and Harrogate have called for the scheme to be rethought after councillors raised "strong objections" to the plans.

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Protests mount over Flintshire incinerator plans

MORE than 6,000 people have joined the fight against the possible construction of an incinerator on Deeside.

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Campaigners vow to continue fight against incinerator

ANTI-INCINERATION campaigners are refusing to abandon their fight against a

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Waste not want not: the resource crisis

'Our standard of living depends on how we use resources. Tomorrow's companies must be either resource efficient or they cease to exits'.

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Connah's Quay opposition to incinerator option for waste

A town council has written to community leaders elsewhere raising concerns about an

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More than half Welsh councils set to miss their recycling targets

WALES seems certain to miss a 52% recycling target for 2012-13, according to the latest figures.

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Protesters start legal fight over Plymouth waste incinerator

ANTI-INCINERATOR protesters have begun a legal fight that could see them seek an injunction to stop construction of the multi-million-pound plant.

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Devonport incinerator challenged by opponents PlymWIN

A group called PlymWIN will argue the city council's decision to grant planning permission was "unlawful".

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EU is investing in toxic waste projects in developing world, GAIA claims

The EU is threatening waste-pickers' livelihoods and backing projects that may actually increase emissions, says report

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EU exporting more waste, including hazardous waste

Waste is increasingly moving across EU borders, for recovery or disposal. This is true for waste shipments between EU countries, and also transfers of waste outside the EU, according to a new...

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PRESS RELEASE: More incineration than trash to burn threatens recycling in...

A new study reveals that incinerators already operating in some EU states have the capacity to burn more than the non-recyclable waste generated. Still, industry is pushing to further expand...

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PRESS RELEASE: More incineration than trash to burn threatens recycling in...

A new study reveals that incinerators already operating in some EU states have the capacity to burn more than the non-recyclable waste generated. Still, industry is pushing to further expand...

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UK incinerator plans? They're just rubbish

As garbage-burning plants proliferate, Britain could end up with too little waste to put in them

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Waste and recycling campaigners win Goldman Prize

An Italian zero-waste and anti-incineration campaigner and a Colombian recycling campaigner named as two of the six winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize 2013.

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Italy waste campaigner wins 2013 Goldman Prize

An environmental campaigner, considered to be the driving force behind Italy's zero-waste movement, is one of the winners of the 2013 Goldman Prize.

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Goldman Prize winners inspired during trip to SF

The winners of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize were honored Monday night in San Francisco.

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A World without Landfills? It

Two recipients of this year

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Acceptance Speech by Rossano Ercolini, 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner

Rossano Ercolini was awarded the 2013 Goldman Envrionmental Prize for his leadership in a grassroots campaign educating Italian communities on the merits of zero waste. As a result of his efforts, 40...

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A Rossano Ercolini il Premio Nobel per l

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