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| Campaigners worry over waste site | Campaigners worry over waste site |
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| Environmentalist campaigners say they fear a waste incinerator may be approved before residents are fully aware of the implications. | |
| Friends of the Earth Cymru told BBC Radio Cymru's Manylu that incineration was "not clean... and not cheap." | |
| The plan involves the site of the old Nippon glass factory in Cardiff Bay. | The plan involves the site of the old Nippon glass factory in Cardiff Bay. |
| Cardiff council said it could not comment as the application was under review and various options were being considered. | Cardiff council said it could not comment as the application was under review and various options were being considered. |
| Experts say that modern incinerators emissions are now strictly controlled. | Experts say that modern incinerators emissions are now strictly controlled. |
| But environmental protestors argue that the application by waste management company Viridor would create pollution and traffic. | But environmental protestors argue that the application by waste management company Viridor would create pollution and traffic. |
| The plant would process 350,000 tonnes of waste a year, with 250 lorries a day carrying waste to Trident Park in Cardiff Bay. | The plant would process 350,000 tonnes of waste a year, with 250 lorries a day carrying waste to Trident Park in Cardiff Bay. |
| 'Reduced' | 'Reduced' |
| Manylu has found that there was a licence for incineration at the site in the past, which might facilitate the planning application. | Manylu has found that there was a licence for incineration at the site in the past, which might facilitate the planning application. |
| Friends of the Earth claim that few people living in the nearby Splott area were aware of the development, and that there has not been sufficient consultation with the public. | Friends of the Earth claim that few people living in the nearby Splott area were aware of the development, and that there has not been sufficient consultation with the public. |
| Haf Elgar of the campaign group said: "Coming at a time when landfill has to be reduced there are other options for waste disposal such as mechanical biological technologies. | Haf Elgar of the campaign group said: "Coming at a time when landfill has to be reduced there are other options for waste disposal such as mechanical biological technologies. |
| "Incineration might seem attractive but it's not clean, not green and not cheap" | "Incineration might seem attractive but it's not clean, not green and not cheap" |
| Manylu is broadcast on BBC Radio Cymru at 1803 GMT on Monday 19 January. |