15 March 2008 - Norfolk County Council is consulting residents over possible sites for new waste treatment plants in Norfolk. 64 possible sites across the county have been put forward by landowners and waste companies. One of the sites is WRG resurrecting its bid to build a waste incinerator at Longwater next to Costessey.
Ruth Makoff, Green Party City Council Candidate for Wensum ward, which borders Costessey, said: "Some of the waste treatment proposals in the document are positive measures such recycling and composting plants. However, I was extremely disappointed to see possibility of an incinerator at Costessey in the consultation. Concerns about the effect of incinerators on health and the environment are as strong as ever. If an incinerator were to be built at Longwater the westerly winds would blow emissions towards Costessey and the rest of the city.
"The Green Party will be responding to urge the County Council to rule out incineration anywhere in Norfolk and instead promote improved recycling facilities, re-use and repair schemes and clean residual waste treatments that do not involve burning."
To respond to the consultation please visit www.norfolk.gov.uk/nmwdf or phone the County Council on 0844 800 8020 to ask for a consultation form.