Gloucester incinerator moves a step closer

“The building of Gloucester incinerator

Residents of Hardwicke , Quedgeley , Tuffley and Hempsted , should be concerned with the proposal to build an incinerator just off Junction 12 , bearing in mind the primary wind direction is from proposed site of incinerator straight over Gloucester.
Also being placed by the M5 will make it idea for the transportation of other county's rubbish.
This side of Gloucester has become so densely populated over the last couple of years with Kingsway development and Hempsted ongoing developments, we must be look at tens of thousands of people who will be affected from the fumes.
The air in this area of Gloucester at present is of good quality, seeing the nearest point of population would be that of Bristol .
I feel the welfare of the local residents has not been considered for the planning to get to this stage,”

“That's an unwarranted attack on Douglas,Fat Sam.
I think Douglas's point is valid although poorly expressed.
Each Area should be responsible for managing it's rubbish.
This would mean we need about 6 separate sites,Cotswolds included.”

“Regardless of where the incinerator is sited it is comforting to realise there are some right prize idiots out there who would make even the most stupid z-list celebrity look intelligent.

RN, technically it's in Stroud District but that's just a boundary technicality. So on that basis Gloucester residents would have no right to complain if a nuclear power station was built at Walham, for eample, because technically, that isn't in Gloucester either, it's in Tewkesbury District Council territory.

As for the moron who highlighted distances to railway stations... what planet are you living on with that useless piece of logic? Look at a map and look at what urban areas are nearby.

Finally, the prize comment from Douglas of Dymock. "That's where most of the rubbish comes from". The reality is that this incinerator will be burning YOUR rubbish and the rubbish of a lot of places outside Gloucestershire too. I say let's push for it to be built on your doorstep.

Honestly, where do we get these people from?”

“The council didn't spend £7M on a site for nothing. I bet they have already discussed the possibility of taking more rubbish from Bristol and poss Birmingham.”

“Stan, if JP has been identified as the preffered site by the bidders, then that's what they will base their bids around.
For you to say "That's a long way from saying something will be there" is a ridiculous comment when you have already given them a blueprint for JP and are leading them to the front gates.”

“If incineration is carcinogenic, it would take decades to see the adverse health effects on the local population. The average human absorbs over 200 different chemicals during their lifetime and some are bio-accumulative. It would be impossible to conclusively prove how much damage incineration is doing to our health, with all the other contaminant which we are exposed to on a daily basis. We simply don't know the long-term health effects of incineration and I doubt we will really know what is being burnt and the chemical decomposition products.
PFI bidders will have already invested heavily in their bid to sell a concept in order to win a contract. It may not include the ugly bits.”

“Its about time they got this incinerator under way, it is the only way to get rid of our enourmus land fill situation. Please hurry before we run out of places to put our rubbish.
Dont forget the free power it will produce.!!!!!!!!”

“T Cook of Quedgeley:
Does the police headquarters produce toxic smoke now? I had assumed that it provided jobs for the populace of Quedgeley. Still, you must know better, I suppose.”

“One thing is for sure it won't be in Nailsworth or Minchinhampton. Waddington is a tory rat.”

“Bob, what have train stations got to do with it? Gloucester sprawls for several miles beyond its train station. The incinerator is more or less in Hardwicke (a suburb of Gloucester).”