Motion
- Motion title
- Waste incineration is an environmental disaster
- Session
- 2021-2022
- Meeting link
- Annual Congress
- Meeting date
- 3 June 2022
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- 64
- Motion text
Waste incinerators currently release an average of around 1 tonne of CO2 for every tonne of waste incinerated. The release of CO2 from incinerators makes climate change worse and comes with a cost to society that is not paid by the companies incinerating waste.
In addition to greenhouse gases, incineration releases nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides, hydrogen chloride, dioxins, furans, heavy metals, and particulate matter.
Waste incinerators are 3 times more likely to be sited in deprived areas.
We welcome the recent campaign against the Edmonton incinerator formed of coalition of Black Lives Matter, Extinction Rebellion, UNITE Community and local trades councils, with the full support of the TUC London, East and South East region.
We also welcome the legal challenge from Stop the Edmonton Incinerator Now.
Support just transition agreements for those workers currently employed in the sector.
We request UCU to consider supporting United Kingdom Without Incineration Network.
- Proposing body
- London retired members' branch
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Recruitment, organising and campaigning committee (ROCC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2022/C/06-03/101/64