Setting fire to our waste problems should never be the answer.
For decades the Government has neglected waste and recycling, and now they want to burn the problem and leave the regions to deal with the mess.
Seven licences have been granted for new waste incinerators across Victoria, which will be permitted to burn 2,350,000 tonnes of waste per year – unless we do something about it.
Thankfully, Lara residents can breathe a sigh of relief – at least for now – as the proposed waste incinerator in their community, nearby to homes and schools, was not granted a licence. The Lara community is already dealing with air pollution levels the World Health Organisation would deem unsafe and a waste incinerator near homes and schools would only make the problem worse.
Every community deserves better than being burdened with a hazardous waste facility that puts their health and environment at further risk of harm.
Building new projects like these also undermines our State and local efforts to reduce waste.
It’s inevitable that waste-guzzling incinerators end up burning recyclables, plastic, and organic waste because there is no commitment from these companies that they will separate the waste they receive.
This is not what our climate or communities need right now – we need to focus on waste reduction, not toxic incinerators.
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