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Rhondda Cynon Taf Bryn Pica Landfill
A report in the South Wales Echo about landfill reports Bryn Pica has 20 years left for tipping.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/09/06/food-power-costs...
The question I ask is why do Rhondda Cynon Taf Council who own Bryn Pica allow waste from all over Wales to be deposited in Cynon Valley?
Landfill sites are in short supply therefore why encourage outside contractors to use Cynon Valley as a dumping ground.
Siteserv a waste contractor registered in Coity Bridgend an area well outside Cynon Valley therefore why is this waste carrier dumping at Bryn Pica, Parle Skip Hire run over 30 vehicles conveying waste into Cynon Valley daily.
The redundant Tower Colliery site may be turned into another waste outlet as much as £60 million is being put into the project by EnviroParks processing of over 250,000 tonnes of non-hazardous waste a year. Initially, though, an anaerobic digestion plant will be designed to handle 50,000 tonnes of organic wastes a year, with the potential for a 100% expansion.
http://www.enviroparks.co.uk/south-wales-echo
Cynon Valley would be the major dumping ground for South Wales, with major increase in traffic flows.
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Cynon Valley is a dumping
Cynon Valley is a dumping ground in more ways that one thanks to council policies!
Aye, this really is the
Aye, this really is the armpit of Wales.
RCT council is chiefly
RCT council is chiefly responsible for driving the area into the pits. Their lack of vision, vested interests, double standards, double dealings and sheer hypocrisy is helping to create an environment that, rightly or wrongly, has given us a reputation for being the most miserable place to live in Wales, and the second worst in Britain itself behind Edinburgh. Which begs the question: If they give Wales an enema would they stick the pipe in RCT?
I don't necessarily endorse that finding, but I can see how it's come about for the reasons given. At the end of the day though, in general it's the people who make or break a place. The countryside around us is wonderful as far as I'm concerned. Having travelled around Europe I can say that there are better places, but there are a hell of a lot worse!
As to the Bryn Pica site, it does have its problems; one of them being the escape of hydrogen sulphide gas which finds its way across to Abernant in really cold weather, and is a disgusting and powerful stench. This is a lethal gas in concentration, sometimes known as sewer gas because that's where it congregates, and has been known to kill sewer workers.
There isn't much that can be done to prevent its escape, but Amgen, the company running Bryn Pica, has done its best to alleviate the problem with constant monitoring. How bad the problem could become remains to be seen.
On the whole Bryn Pica is a well run site, and is strictly controlled. My grouse about it is that it's a dumping ground for God knows how many outside areas to rid themselves of their waste. Is it then another example of RCT's planners putting their own and other vested interests before those of the people of RCT?
The Nant Gwyddon tip in Rhondda was closed after years of campaigning by residents who claimed that it was the cause of so many strange illnesses and even birth defects. The rubbish from there now goes to Bryn Pica, so what should we also expect to see in Cynon Valley in the future?
It's difficult to prove, but if it turns out that Bryn Pica too becomes a source of such problems, then whose heads in the council will roll for allowing it to happen?
My prediction? In an era of non-accountability as we have in Britain today...Nobody's! They'll close ranks and hide behind a wall of silence and prevarification. That's what happened after Aberfan and, as has happened after other disasters and adverse consequences since, it'll happen again here because nothing has changed on that score.
It would seem RCT is bent on
It would seem RCT is bent on turning the valley into a land of "Farms and Parks".
The farms will be Wind farms with our mountains being covered with gigantic wind tubines, who,s efficiency is questionable.
The Parks will be waste recycling parks. These parks would vary from sorting dumps to Hi tec Enviroparks that intend to incinerate waste in Plasma Arc,s to produce gases to drive generators. This process is untried on this scale anywhere in the world.
Will the people of the Cynon valley be the laboratory animals in the proposed parks.
Once again to echo other peoples concerns are we being dumped on again!
We all know what the C
We all know what the C stands for in RCT its CORRUPTION !!
The whole authority stinks of it.
well i would have said it
well i would have said it stood for something else hun, he he he, but i'd get thrown off the site for saying it lol
The more I hear the worse it
The more I hear the worse it gets!
Planning meeting on the 4th of March in the Sobell Centre, 5pm about the dreaded Enviroparks development.
We feel we have a case to object, but will they agree?....
Stop Government funding for
Stop Government funding for incinerators
incinerator
Many local groups are fighting Government funded proposals for large incinerators.
If built, they will require huge amounts of waste every year. And burn waste that could be reused, recycled, composted or anaerobically digested.
This makes no sense in the fight against climate change.
Incinerators contribute to climate change, even if they generate electricity, by:
* Generating energy inefficiently
emitting more carbon dioxide than fossil fuel power stations.
* Burning reusable or recyclable materials
which wastes energy and natural resources.
There are much better alternatives to incineration.
Misspent taxes
The Government is offering councils £2 billion of taxpayer funding to subsidise new waste plants, including many incinerators.
The forthcoming general election gives us a chance to call for more sustainable policies on waste management:
* Moratorium on Government funding for incineration projects.
* Tax on waste that is incinerated.
* Targets for Britain to match the best European recycling rates.
Take action
Please send these demands to:
* Nick Herbert MP
Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment
* Tim Farron MP
Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment
* Hilary Benn MP
Secretary of State for the Environment
ActionPlease fill in the form below - an email will be sent to each of the main political parties.
http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/biodiversity/press_for_change/incineratio...
http://ukwin.org.uk/ http://w
http://ukwin.org.uk/
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/incineration/ty...
Cynon's Future - Dyfodol
Cynon's Future - Dyfodol Cynon
Enviroparks - the Hirwaun Advanced Incinerator
My previous posts on the ‘Enviroparks’ development in Hirwaun led to debate both on the blogs, particularly on the Syniadau Blog and on twitter. I found myself in the rather strange position of disagreeing with a number of people I normally agree with 100%. In response I agreed to write a more detailed post of my views as to the problems with the plans in Hirwaun.
Let’s kick off with a more general point about waste management. We continue to produce far too much waste as a society. There are examples of countries across Europe where waste has been reduced significantly before the discussion begins about effective recycling of the waste that is created. The Enviroparks proposal relies on a steady stream of waste to keep it in business – and a stream of mixed waste, some of which could and should be recycled rather than incinerated.
Full story on Link
http://cynonsfuture.blogspot.com/