Anti-incinerator campaigners protest as global action week begins

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 03:02 · Archive

Campaigners in Portland protested against a planned waste-to-energy incinerator as part of a globally co-ordinated week of action.

Dozens of campaigners gathered outside Portland Port to demonstrate against the planned incinerator. Stop Portland Incinerator Campaign (SPIC) took banners and drums to the gates where Powerfuel Portland's waste-to-energy facility is due to be built, with one banner reading 'The World Says: No Incineration.' The protest was part of a globally co-ordinated week of action organised by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), involving anti-incinerator campaigns in Indonesia, Brazil, Zimbabwe and Canada.

The protest came after the Environment Agency granted a revised environmental permit for the facility on Tuesday, allowing Powerfuel Portland to burn more categories of waste when the incinerator opens in 2030. SPIC spokesperson Etienne Scott said the global co-ordination showed that efforts to stop the incinerator 'will strengthen and inspire' their campaign. Campaigner MJ Saunders said: 'We don't want an incinerator on Portland, but equally we don't want incinerators anywhere.' Saunders argued that incineration 'turns valuable resources into pollution, which has long and short-term health impacts' and called for a world where 'waste is prevented at source'.

Powerfuel Portland director Giles Frampton said the incinerator project would 'provide a safe and environmentally responsible facility' and create jobs, and urged anyone with concerns to read technical reports by independent specialists.

How it is being reported

• Anti-incinerator campaigners hold protest outside portAnti-incinerator campaigners have staged a protest at Portland Port as they vowed to continue their fight against the proposed waste plantDorset Echo · 17 Oct, 02:09
• Campaigners join worldwide anti-incinerator actionCampaigners in Portland co-ordinated with anti-incinerator groups in Indonesia, Zimbabwe and Brazil.BBC Dorset · 15 Oct, 16:23

In this story: Stop Portland Incinerator Campaign · Portland Port · Powerfuel Portland · Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives · Environment Agency · Portland · Indonesia · Brazil

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