39 environmental groups have written to the new Circular Economy Minister, urging the Government to take stronger action to move away from incineration and towards recycling. Ask your MP to join this call: ukwin.eaction.org.uk/incineration

What if the whole country saw the full picture? This is a national emergency. The impacts are already here. But the solutions exist. Communities are watching the People’s Emergency Briefing and discussing what to do next with neighbours and MPs #EarthDay Screenings www.nebriefing.org/screening-map

"This week’s heatwave is a stark reminder of what is at stake. Climate change is no longer a distant threat sometime in the future; it is here now, affecting lives, livelihoods and public services across our country, and especially in London." 💬 @fleuranderson.bsky.social

We're concerned about how the proposed Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 would mean many incinerator planning applications could be determined by Officers not Planning Committees. We hope that MPs reject this anti-democratic move!

Town and Country Planning Association@thetcpa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

TCPA Director of Policy, Hugh Ellis, reflects on the National Scheme of Delegation and calls on Parliamentarians to oppose the regulations laid before Parliament this month. 🗣️ New blog: www.tcpa.org.uk/national-sch...

For comms, the needs of the audience must be no. 1️⃣ – and no matter who you’re trying to communicate to, they’re people first. ZWE's Head of Comms, @anaoliveira0519.bsky.social, sums it up: people connect with people, and a story always sticks with you more than any number could. zurl.co/DtDUo

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The Burning Question: How Safe Are Waste Incinerators?

Considered one of the greatest environmental risks to health, air pollution is laden with fine particulate matter that causes cardiovascular and respiratory disease, cancers, and substantial mortality...

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The Big Plastic Count is back! Join the tens of thousands taking part in the UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste to uncover the true scale of the UK’s plastics crisis and to call on the government to do more. Sign up to count your plastic at tbpc2026.com/ukwin

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The UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste.

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Please use the following link to register for this year's Big Plastic Count: tbpc2026.com/ukwin

Join The Big Plastic Count

The UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste.

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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot #Climate

The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot

It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously! 4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE ⁦‪ MARK RUSKELL MSP‬⁩ ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!

You're invited to a full day of #ZeroWaste stories, leadership & solutions! Join our hybrid broadcast for #izwm2026. 🎥 Zero Waste Feature Marathon: #InvestInZeroWaste •6:30AM Jan 29–6:30AM Jan 30 IST •8PM Jan 28–8PM Jan 29 EST 📍 https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaia-asia-pacific/ #GoForZeroWaste

Together with 29 other charities, community groups and campaigners, we have written to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy warning of grave missed opportunities in the Scottish Government's draft Circular Economy Strategy ✉️ www.scotsman.com/news/politic... (1/3)

SNP under fire for 'costly wasted opportunity' to cut waste and boost recycling

Campaigners have hit out at the Scottish Government’s blueprint to cut waste.

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25 years of community, movement-building & power. ▶️Our new video celebrates our collective achievements at GAIA, from our earliest days to a global network of 1,000+ organizations. Thank you for helping build a world that refuses to burn &chooses #zerowaste instead. #GAIA25 #PowerofMovementBuilding

THE DIRTY TRUTH ABOUT BRITAIN'S WASTE INCINERATORS Comprehensive article about the many drawbacks including overcapacity, health concerns, reduced recycling & long contract tie-ins with councils. Behind a paywall but can sign up for a month's free subscription. www.telegraph.co.uk/environment/...

🔴 BREAKING: Analysis from @oilchange.bsky.social and @corporateeurope.org reveals €17+ billion of public funds poured into #CCS in Europe since 2001. After decades of failures, fossil fuel ties keep influencing the EU Commission at the #ICMForum. Read more 👇 www.realzeroeurope.org/resources/fa...

Please ask your MP to vote against incineration on Tues 25 November as per page 25 commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/991... Dr Andrew Murrison MP secured a 10-minute rule motion on waste incineration. Contact your MP ask them to vote to support this bill: ukwin.eaction.org.uk/NoMoreIncine...

Please ask your MP to vote against incineration on Tues 25 November as per page 25 commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/991... Dr Andrew Murrison MP secured a 10-minute rule motion on waste incineration. Contact your MP ask them to vote to support this bill: ukwin.eaction.org.uk/NoMoreIncine...

Create an independent clean air monitoring system for incinerators. We want UK government to create an independent ‘clean air monitoring system’ linked to Environment Agency who can enforce any & all breaches where they occur, for communities near incinerators petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Create an independent clean air monitoring system for incinerators

We want the government U.K. wide to create an independent ‘clean air monitoring system’ linked to the Environment Agency who can enforce any and all breaches where they occur, for communities near inc...

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Redcar & Cleveland requires overcapacity analysis before agreeing £2.1bn incinerator contract

Council passes motion also requiring carbon liability guarantees before committing to 40-year contract for residual treatment

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"If we want a fairer, circular future, we must stop building more incinerators and instead invest in solutions that cut plastic production, reduce waste, and scale up reuse and recycling." Check out the Everyday Plastic blogpost at: www.everydayplastic.org/blog/2025/9/... #betterthanburning

Better than burning - Why we need to stop waste incineration

Everyday Plastic joins 155 groups for Europe’s Day of Action Against Incineration, calling for a ban on new plants and real waste solutions.

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Care about ♻recycling♻, 🌎the environment🌎, ☁air quality☁? Write to your English MP calling on them to press the UK Government to better regulate waste incineration and prioritise recycling because we can do #BetterThanBurning! ukwin.eaction.org.uk/NoMoreIncine...

📢We need real solutions like zero waste, not false ones. Join us on Sept 30 for the Day of Action Against Incineration. @zerowasteeurope.eu: zerowasteeurope.eu/campaign/bet... @zerowasteasia.bsky.social: www.no-burn.org/wp-content/u... #BurnNot, #GoForZeroWaste! #BetterThanBurning

No Incinerator 4 Horsham Community Group signed the joint letter for a moratorium on waste incineration.

Zero Waste Europe@zerowasteeurope.eu · 10mo ago

NEW: 156 organisations call for EU-wide ban on new waste incineration. Why? 🔥 EU already has 60M tonne overcapacity crisis. 🌍 Higher carbon emissions than many energy sources. ♻️ Blocks circular economy progress. ☠️ Toxic chemicals found in nearby communities. Joint letter: www.betterthanburning.eu

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Whittlesey residents call for stronger oversight of Saxon Pit and Wisbech Incinerator - News for Peterborough and Cambridgeshire

A residents’ group in Whittlesey is urging regulators to strengthen oversight of local waste operations, warning that public confidence has eroded and long-term health and environmental risks remain u...

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🚨 Harmful chemicals from waste incineration found in French schools 🚨 Waste incineration is neither safe nor sustainable, putting human health & the environment at risk. These findings are yet more evidence of that. It’s time to make waste incineration a thing of the past. Report: zurl.co/iLYBa

🔭 Europe can make EPR more than waste collection, let’s turn it into a circularity engine! Join our webinar on 7 Oct, 10:30-12 CEST, for insights, stories & expert tips on reuse, repair & accountability. 👉 Register: zurl.co/RwOn9 #CircularEconomyAct #ReformEPR #BreaktheSingleUseBias

@ollyglover.bsky.social Thanks for taking up the issue of incineration being a barrier to the circular economy with Defra Olly!

🔥♻️ Write to your MP & sign petition before 7.9, press Government to update planning policies, strengthen regulation of incineration industry & halve residual waste. ni4h.org/index.php/20... @ukwin.bsky.social @plumeplotter.com

Our plastic waste is burnt here in New Cross. Ever worried about what might be coming from the flue? www.salamandernews.org/25-08-discar...

Our discarded plastic is burnt at SELCHP incinerator, Deptford - what's coming out of the flue?

The facility has been burning household waste since 1993, and much of that waste is plastics. But concerns about the chemicals in plastics, and the dangers of air pollution, have grown. Wales offers...

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We need to cut plastics production but fossil fuel lobbyists are blocking this. The fight goes on. Camilla Berens from Greenwich & Lewisham Greenpeace reports www.salamandernews.org/25-08-plasti...

Plastics: from pollution to solution

Plastic pollution is out of control and environmental groups have been pushing to secure a global agreement to tackle it. Fossil fuel lobbyists again blocked a full treaty that would cut plastic prod...

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