Which areas of Northampton will be affected?
The map below shows the areas of Northamptonshire from which the 80-85 metre high smoke stack would be visible
With a main building that would stand at 45 metres and a smoke stack of 80- 85 metres the gigantic plant would not just tower over many areas in central northampton and the town centre but will be visible from many other areas as far away as Althorpe, Chapel Brampton, Bugbrooke, and Upper Harleston just to name a few.
Locals are all familiar with the old elevator tower that can be seen from so many parts of Northamptonshire, now imagine from all different areas and parts of town seeing an additional tall structure in the distance, but this one would be emitting dioxins and other pollutants.
Locals are all familiar with the old elevator tower that can be seen from so many parts of Northamptonshire, now imagine from all different areas and parts of town seeing an additional tall structure in the distance, but this one would be emitting dioxins and other pollutants.
Which way will the wind blow?
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The British Society for Ecological Medicine published a report on the health effects of incineration which found that dioxins and other ultrafine particulates which are released from incinerators pose a serious threat to health. (1) They particularly highlight recent research which has demonstrated the very high releases of dioxin that arise during start-up and shut- down of incinerators which is especially worrying as Rolton Kilbride's claims about the safety of modern incinerators are based only on emissions which occur during standard operating conditions. The BSEM state that of equal concern is the likelihood that these dangerously high emissions will not be detected by present monitoring systems for dioxins.(2) Many of the substances emitted from incinerators are known carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, and substances that can attach to genes, alter behaviour, damage the immune system and decrease intelligence. The BSEM also states that studies have shown that some of these compounds have been detected hundreds of miles away from their source.
Here are 4 maps showing areas within 5, 4, 3, and 2 miles of the proposed site.
Read more information and list of pollutants that will be released into the air HERE Article 3 of the WID defines “incineration plant” as follows: “Incineration plant means any stationary or mobile technical unit and equipment dedicated to the thermal treatment of waste with or without recovery of the combustion heat generated. This includes the incineration by oxidation of waste as well as other thermal treatment processes such as pyrolysis, gasification or plasma processes insofar as the substances resulting from the treatment are subsequently incinerated” (The Waste Incineration Directive is a Directive issued by the EU and relates to standards and methodologies required by Europe for the practice and technology of incineration.) |
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Proposed Central LocationThe proposed location for the gasification incinerator plant is right in central northampton, just steps away from The Saints rugby stadium and the brand new £20 million railway station which was built to be a new gateway to the town in order to attract new businesses and investment in Northampton.
With a main building which would stand at 45 metres in height and a smoke stack 80-85 metres high, the building would tower over nearby residential areas and the town centre. |
Huge increase in numbers of lorries = more congestion and pollution
The proposed plant, at 200,000 tons capacity is 5 times larger than any existing "gasification" incinerator of its kind in the UK and would require 208 LORRIES A DAY, 6 days a week to feed the plant. (More information on the increase in lorry traffic HERE)
