Avoid Incineration
There are many good reasons to avoid waste incineraton, which are detailed by UKWIN.
- Incineration lowers recycling rates.
- Incineration exacerbates climate change.
- Incineration is a barrier to zero waste.
- The UK already faces incineration overcapacity.
- Incinerators harms air quality.
- Incinerators are bad neighbours.
Incentives
There are economic incentives to reducing waste:
- Black bag rubbish costs Swindon £??? per ton to incinerate. Swindon provided ??? tons of waste for incineration in 202? at a cost of £???.
- Plastic recycling costs Swindon £??? per ton for an outsourced company to sort through. Swindon provided ??? tons of plastic recycling in 202? at a cost of £???.
So we can all help reduce these costs and the associated environmental impacts through our actions. Swindon Borough Council's recycling guide / waste wizard details how to do that.