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| Link to 'Hatfield Anti-Incineration' campaign |
"Hertfordshire County Council proposes to build a 350,000 tonnes per year incinerator to burn waste.
"On April 28th 2011 they decided to go ahead with this plan, despite all the opposition that has been expressed, both to incineration as a method of dealing with waste, and to the use of New Barnfield in South Hatfield as a site for waste treatment.
"They are negotiating a contract with Veolia Environmental Services to build an incinerator at New Barnfield, and to run it for twenty five years."
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| Link to 'Save New Barnfield' campaign |
"Even now, heavy goods vehicles are constantly rolling up at the Tesco distribution depot at New Barnfield, but campaigners, led by Welwyn Hatfield's MP Grant Shapps, are concerned about the impact created by all of Hertfordshire's waste turning up on our doorstep.
"It could mean up to 150 extra lorries a day passing along local roads. That's roughly one every TWO minutes."
March 2011Procurement process reaches financial close and waste management contractor is appointed.
March 2011-2012Planning permission process.
March 2012-2015Construction and commissioning process.
March 2015Fully operational waste management facility. Not in New Barnfield hopefully.
(Pinkham Wood comment: "Every two minutes?" Luxury!)
Video released by local MP and current Housing Minister
Grant Shapps
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