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Re Ash disposal – 25/04/12 Dear Sir or Madam
My views on this matter are:
- Minimise amount of ash produced, since it is toxic. Household recycling of plastic bottles, glass, cardboard, paper, tins, should be compulsory as it is in the UK, with each house having dedicated recycling bins which are collected fortnightly, alternated with unrecyclables.
JERSEY PRODUCES TOO MUCH WASTE!!
- Ash should be made into construction materials, this is a useful by-product and excess can be sold for profit. It should not be buried in the environment where its toxins then leach into the groundwater and then into our drinking water/food chain. The lined pits where it
is currently buried have already been breached and ash is now polluting the sea at high tides, with consequences for the fishing industry, marine bio-diversity and health of those who use the beaches.
JERSEY MUST LEARN FROM PAST MISTAKES AND DO BETTER!!
- It should not bemade into a headland. This is highly toxic
material, containing carcinogens, such as dioxins, which have been
blowing over the island for far too long. Just piling it up has health
implications for those who live in the area, but ultimately the whole
island and is un-sustainable.
FUTURE GENERATIONS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH OUR TOXIC PROBLEMS!!
Only when we have an acceptable policy for dealing with our own ash, should we even begin to consider dealing with others' (ie Guernsey's) rubbish.
Yours faithfully Nicola Langford