2 September 2006 - Norfolk County Council has informed waste company WRG that its plan for building an incinerator at Costessey is no longer the Council's preferred waste disposal option. However, the Green Councillors have warned that the ruling Conservative Group at County Hall is still considering building an incinerator.
Green Party County Councillor Andrew Boswell said: "This decision is due to problems with the site in question and sadly not because the ruling group has decided that burning waste is a bad idea. A full-blown incinerator is still being considered. The second option currently on the table is a form of Mechanical Biological Treatment involving burning as part of the process. Pellets are produced that would be burnt either on site in Costessey or transported elsewhere. The County Council should rule out any option involving burning."
Janet Bearman, Green City Councillor for Town Close ward, added: "Green Councillors are pressing for improved recycling facilities and a Resource Recovery Park as environmentally-friendly ways of tackling the landfill problem. Resource Recovery Parks have proved effective in California and Sweden at separating residual waste to achieve very high levels of re-use and recycling. They also create many new local jobs."