Call made for more recycling; WASTE: Opponents meet to discuss pounds 1bn incinerator plan.Byline: Cara Simpson MORE than 100 people turned up to a public meeting on the controversial pounds 1bn replacement of Coventry's incinerator incinerator, furnace for burning refuse. The older and simpler kind of incinerator was a brick-lined cell with a metal grate over a lower ash pit, with one opening in the top or side for loading and another opening in the side for removing incombustible masses called . Representatives from Friends of the Earth, Coventry City Council and residents groups were at last night's meeting at Queens Road Baptist Church to debate the future of the London Road London Road may refer to several hundred (at least) roads. England There are literally hundreds of London Roads in England. Only those which are significant outside their local area are listed here:
The Government has already granted pounds 129 million towards the replacement of the 30-year-old facility. It will have a capacity of 305,000 tonnes - 45,000 tonnes larger than the current site. John McGuigan, Coventry City Council director of city development, said a longterm solution was needed . He said: "I have not come here to propose an incinerator or support alternative forms of dealing with waste. "It's a service that most people don't know anything about or care about as long as it happens. "When it doesn't happen, when the system breaks down, then it becomes a major issue as we have seen with the issue of bin collections. "The big issue most councils have got to deal with is finding a long-term solution." He said the council needed a solution which could last at least 25 years and dispose of at least 300,000 tonnes of waste from Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull each year. Keith Kondakor, of Friends of the Earth, said increased recycling was the key. He cited Warwickshire's success at beating its 50 per cent waste recycling target for the year. Mr Kondakor said: "Why are we doing silly things like burning waste when we are already so good at recycling?" He was supported by Professor Paul Connett, who lectures at St Lawrence University Lawrence University, located in Appleton, Wisconsin, is a private liberal arts college founded in 1847. The first classes were held on November 12, 1849. Lawrence was the sixth college in the United States to be founded coeducational. in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and is touring the UK to promote the importance of reaching a "zero waste" strategy. He said: "We are totally reckless to go into incineration incineration the act of burning to ashes. , right now people need answers to important questions. "Our task is to stop making products and packaging that cannot be destroyed," he added. The meeting was the first opportunity many had to openly discuss the matter. Speaking before the meeting, David Spencer, of Gosford Park Residents' Association, said: "It's a very important issue because people are going to be paying for this in their taxes and their children will be paying for this for many years to come." CAPTION(S): DEBATE... Back (from left) Prof Paul Connett and David Spencer. Front (from left) Meeting chairman David Tittle, Keith Kondakor, Jane Green, Gillian Doveton and John McGuigan. |
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