Read It For Yourself First Hand

The North London Waste Plan (NLWP) This is the official site published by the North London Waste Authority (NLWA). They have laid out their timetable for the plan and also set out "the scope for public involvement in different stages" in the site's 'Have Your Say' section.

Draft of The North London Waste plan: the Preferred Options ReportFollowing last year’s consultation on the issues and options for the Plan, the seven North London boroughs, Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Waltham Forest, have now put together a draft plan.

The North London Waste Plan: Issues and Options Report. This report was produced after the findings of the first stage consultation. Of particular concern is that it lists four “Preferred Industrial Locations” in the Lea Valley:

• Brimsdown - Enfield
• Central Leaside Business Area – Enfield, but on the border with Waltham Forest
• Blackhorse Lane – Waltham Forest
• Lea Bridge Gateway – Waltham Forest

as a proposed sites for Waste processing; see pg36 ‘Map 2 Strategic Employment Locations in North London Suitable for Recycling and WasteTreatment as Identified in the Early Alterations to the London Plan [Table 4A.7]’ ).

Strategic Environmental Assessment and Adoption of The North London Joint Waste Strategy A report tabled at the LBWF Cabinet meeting Tuesday, 22nd July, 2008 7.30 p.m, wherein Table 1: Features of the Five Scenarios Assessed by the SEA (the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the North London Joint Waste Strategy (NLJWS) process), pg 16 of the pdf, pg 169 of the document, it is evident that four of the five scenarios propose the building of a new Energy from Waste (EfW) plant (in lay terms, an incinerator).

Here is the full Residents Against Pollution Statement that we have presented to councillors on your behalf.

Here are the Minutes of the RAP meeting on the 8th Oct 2008 when NLWA representatives were invited to give a presentation on the NLWP to residents, that we have also sent to councillors on your behalf.

United Kingdom Without Incineration Network The UNWIN site publishes updates and case studies of local anti-incineration campaign groups, pools resources devoted to anti-incineration campaigning and in collaboration with Friends Of The Earth has developed an interactive map of existing and and potential household waste incineration sites. UNWIN is also in the process of publishing more in-depth information about a range of waste management and incineration topics to be stored in the UNWIN Knowledge Bank.

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