- Incineration as a way of producing electricity is already a method producing greater carbon emissions than average generation in this country today
- Government targets require electricity generated to be producing ten times less CO2 by 2030, meaning incinerators operating at that time will be producing around ten times more CO2 than this target - completely out of kilter with the objectives of reducing green house gas emissions in this country. The Gloucestershire Incinerator would be around the middle of its life at that point and be one such dirty culprit producing CO2 intensive electricity as we endeavour to reduce green house emissions
- Increased recycling is much more energy and resource efficient than burning our waste.
Cost issues are raised also. Tax payers can be at risk of having to meet fines due to failing incinerator projects. Stoke Council is an example whereby not enough rubbish was able to be sent to its incinerator as recycling was doing so well. This led to the cost of fines having to be met by local taxpayers -i.e. incineration creates a demand for waste that undermines recycling and can actually cost the taxpayer!