An Explanation Of The Waste Incineration Directive (Shaun Parker)

Waste incineration has been a traditional method of dealing with unwanted domestic and industrial waste since man was rubbing sticks together to create fire. In 1970 the first waste incineration plants were functional that harnessed the power in the chemical reaction created by the incineration. As with many technological developments the by-products and environmental effects were not considered fully. The UK today greatly lags behind the rest of Europe in waste incineration due to the wide availability of landfill sites, however in recent decades the gradual recognition that this method of waste treatment causes massive and constant release of methane into the atmosphere has caused the environment agency to initiate schemes such as, the landfill tax and the landfill allowance trading scheme. Due to alternative waste... [read full story]