Incineration is not a sensible alternative
Incineration is a dangerous practiceleading to emissions of deadly toxins such as dioxins, furans and various heavy metals.
Theseare biomagnified at the top of the food chain that's us humans, lest there be any confusion.
In fact, the very top of the food chain is occupied by the most vulnerable members of the human race the foetus and the breast-fed infant.
I agree with Patrick Browne's attitude to the pathetic local recycling facilities.
This needs to be addressed urgently. Building an incinerator removes the incentive to recycle, and don't forget that the proposed incinerator is a toxic waste facility.
Incineration leaves a solid residue which has to be landfilled, so this is not an answer to the landfill problem.
Your correspondent referred to the "nimby" attitude of objecting for the sake of it.
Perhaps he and others of like mind should talk to the local residents about their reasoned and "sensible" objections.
Instead of blaming the "nimbys" for holding up progress, he should indict the brown envelope culture.
We need to invest in recycling and community composting.
Let's tackle the issue at source, cut down on packaging and phase out materials that cannot be recycled.
John Russell,
10A, MacCurtain Street,
Cork.
