👀 you think "wtaf" and then you realise that in the light of other development, you can't really be surprised.... it's going to be a long 4 years 😢

Seriously? I had no idea! I know they had ideological support in Britain, but wasn't aware of the same in the US...

Exactly, having grown up in Austria, this gives me chills and stomach cramps. I genuinely thought we learnt our lesson.

I think you summarise very eloquently how many of us feel.

I fully agree, but it's not the technology per se that's to blame, it's the lack of accountability. I pointed to the Vienna example, just because it shows that it CAN be done, properly. There is a Uni right next to it and it's even a tourist attraction! The incinerator itself is not the villain!

You're lucky if he hasn't discovered Ali Express yet!! Believe me!

Yea, you've got a point there... It all needs to be policed effectively, and it doesn't appear that the environment agency has enough teeth or resource to enforce those....

Chapter two refers to the required directives. That's where I'd start. I'm no expert, my post was simply from lived experience. I'm a chemist by education (long ago!) and know that those technologies are pretty standard. There may be differences in permittable level etc so worth reading up details!

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Of course it is, in fact it's the basic standard for building incinerators!

About waste management and waste incineration in Vienna - Impact Hub Vienna What does the waste management looks like in Vienna? It goes beyond the waste incineration, find out more in this article!

I have the same visceral opposition against them. But consider this. There is one incinerator in the centre of Vienna, built up area, creating heat for the city consistently voted as one of the most liveable ones in the world. vienna.impacthub.net/about-waste-...

The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills.

Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643,000

Creative industries are worth more than life sciences, motor manufacturing, aeropsace and oil and gas in the UK economy, says the FT

From the FT the other day. I had no idea.