Nottingham Against Incineration and Landfill
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Say NO to 250,000
tonnes waste incinerated in Nottingham Say NO to arsenic, cadmium, dioxins, PCB's, mercury & lead in our air, ground & water Say NO to cancers, birth defects, child mortality, heart disease & respiratable disease Say YES to Recycling, good health, a clean environment & more employment |
"Incinerator's Make me sick"
The Group
NAIL (Nottingham Against Incineration and Landfill)
was originally set up in 2002 by a group of local environmental campaigners. We
decided to form a pressure group, when a woman who developed breast cancer
approached members of Nottingham Greenpeace. She claimed that there was two
other ladies, who shared her office for many years overlooking the incinerator plant,
had also developed cancer, one of whom had died.
The group developed and was joined by local
residents of the Eastcroft Incinerator. We have since gained growing support,
since the expansion announcement.
The group has members from
Greenpeace,
Nottingham
Friends of the Earth,
Nottingham Green Party and CABS (Clean Air for
Bakersfield and Sneinton).
The Campaign
At NAIL we believe that we all have the right to breath unpolluted air,
air free of toxins, heavy metals and substances such as PCB’s and dioxins which
are highly poisonous and cause cancer. We believe that we should be tackling
the problem of waste head on.
Before we even consider incineration, we have to refer to The Waste
Management Hierarchy;
REDUCE Reduce waste, minimise the need for
packaging and the disposable throw away society. We need to use materials that
can be more readily recycled or compostable.
REUSE If we can reuse it do so or give it
to someone who can, why not give it to a charity shop where it can be reused
and raise money for a good cause.
RECYCLE Maximise Recycling. Up to 80 percent
of household waste is recyclable or compostable. Even Nottingham City Councils website
states that 60 % of household waste can be recycled. They should practice what
they preach, currently they achieve only 9%, one of the lowest in the country!
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