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"Mothers living near the planned site of a massive waste processing plant are threatening a "Greenham Common" style protest to block it.
"The 24-hour plant at Pinkham Way, bordering Barnet, Haringey and Enfield, will process 300,000 tons of rubbish a year from seven boroughs. It is within a half-mile radius of seven schools and 100,000 homes.
"The North London Waste Authority says no incineration will take place, that the enclosed plant will create 60 jobs, and 'odour control' equipment will limit smells.
"But Mrs Masson, a professional singer and actress, said she is among an increasing number of parents who are furious over the plans, adding:
"We have a growing army of mothers who are fighting this. These thousands of children have got tiny little lungs, and already struggle to breath with all the pollution coming from the North Circular Road, next door to the site."
We say:
Automated waste plants create less than one job, per million pounds invested. Better to have targets of:
- halving black bag waste by 2020, and
- reaching 70% recycling levels by 2025.
That creates many more jobs, from low-skilled recycling-picking, to high-skilled industrial design, so that manufactured products last longer, and can be dismantled at end-of-use.
The North London Waste Authority should aim to match many areas on the Continent, where massive waste reduction has been achieved, even with a high proportion of flats-dwellers and a transient population, as in London.
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