by jane bremmer | Oct 29, 2024 | Blog
KEY FINDINGS Waste incineration is not a solution to the triple planetary crisis – it actually contributes to it.Incinerating waste emits large volumes of CO2, pollutes the environment with a variety of toxic chemicals including dioxins, mercury, and many others...
by jane bremmer | Aug 11, 2022 | Blog
Thailand’s Minister for the Environment has ordered the repatriation of 130 tonnes Australian waste, imported into the country as paper and cardboard but found to be highly contaminated with plastic wastes. The Minister has also ordered an investigation and potential...
by jane bremmer | Apr 22, 2022 | Blog
Waste incineration: A climate, health, and sustainability threat. Contact: Jane Bremmer, NTN Zero Waste Coordinator 0432 041397 Joanna Immig, NTN...
by jane bremmer | Nov 8, 2021 | Blog
You can see why Sydney doesn’t want this in their skyline. What makes anyone think the Northern Rivers wants it in theirs?Photo Jane Bremmer The residents of the Richmond Valley LGA have had seven weeks to simmer over the possibility of a waste incinerator coming to...
by jane bremmer | Sep 10, 2021 | Blog
Today the NSW government released their long awaited Energy from Waste Infrastructure Plan which limits incinerators to industrial areas but cynically allows waste burning across many other industries. “Many communities in NSW who have been facing the very...
by jane bremmer | Dec 10, 2020 | Blog
Today the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill was passed in the Senate without amendment. Despite a senate inquiry into the bill and attempts by the Greens and Labor, the Government refused to allow amendments to the bill that would address plastic pollution and...
