After initially abandoning the review of the NSW Clean Air Policy the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is now requesting public comments on what the draft NSW Clean Air Strategy might look like. Currently there are proposals for four incinerators to burn various types of waste in the Sydney Basin which will significantly degradeContinue reading “DRAFT NSW CLEAN AIR STRATEGY – CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS”
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Local celebs join campaign to fight incinerator
Local celebs cricketer Mike Whitney and football great Russell Fairfax join the growing community concern about the Suez and Opal plan to build a waste incinerator just 130 metres from people’s homes. In this mini documentary we explore how the incinerator will affect the health, environment and amenity of not just Matraville, but greater Sydney.
Local politicians speak out against incinerator plan
Randwick Mayor Danny Said, State Member for Maroubra Michael Daley and Federal Member for Kingsford-Smith Matt Thistlethwaite talk about why they’re opposing the plan for a Matraville incinerator. If all three levels of local representation oppose the Matraville Incinerator, there has to be something seriously wrong with the proposal.
Local family speaks out about health concerns from stack
Mike and Amanda Pollak’s home is located just a few hundred metres from the Opal Paper Mill where Opal and Suez are proposing to build an incinerator to burn rubbish to power the mill. They talk in this video about their concerns for their family and others in the area.
10 reasons to say no to the Matraville incinerator
You’d think reason 1 – risk to human health would be enough. But in case authorities need more reasons, here are 10 in reasons to say no the Matraville Incinerator 1. Risk to human health Incineration produces toxic pollutants like dioxins that can accumulate in people, the food chain and environment. Overseas, dioxins have beenContinue reading “10 reasons to say no to the Matraville incinerator”
Community rallies against incinerator
Facebook post by Randwick Mayor Danny Said20 November 2020 For those old enough to remember, raw sewage into Malabar, New South Wales, Australia, black soot from Bunnerong Powerhouse or ICI producing a Cocktail of hazardous chemicals poisoning our groundwater system, rubbish dumps full of asbestos along the coastline!! Well for those who do, I’m sureContinue reading “Community rallies against incinerator”
How do you feel about waste incinerators being built in Sydney?
We need your help to get as many people as possible to complete our Survey about Waste Incinerators in Sydney.
On World Environment Day let’s send the Ministers a message
Join us in telling all the Ministers for the Environment that burning waste is BAD for the environment and what’s bad for the environment is BAD for the people. Let’s fill their inboxes to protect our environment!
Smell of burning rubbish to hit NSW Parliament
South Coast Independent MP Justin Field is a Member of the Legislative Council in the NSW Parliament and he recently introduced a bill to seek to prohibit the construction of waste incinerators in urban areas.
Impacts of Co-generation Plant Proposed by Orora Limited, Matraville
How is NSW to deal with the ever-increasing quantities of plastics and other materials separated from municipal waste streams that was previously exported to other countries – particularly given the scarcity and high cost of land fill?
No More Incinerators 