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Living near an incinerator???

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Misstruth · 18/01/2018 00:12

Has anyone any experience with living near a garbage incinerator? Completely random I know, but I want to buy a house that will have a incinerator built 1mile away within the next 4 years. Just wondering if there is any smell or issues with health. Google is rubbish, so just looking for some personal experiences!! Smile

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CheapSausagesAndSpam · 18/01/2018 02:06

I'd be more concerned about air quality...what exactly is being burned and the fact that you could be regularly exposed to toxic smells

Of the total wastes generated by health-care organizations, 10%-25% are biomedical wastes, which are hazardous to humans and the environment and requires specific treatment and management. For decades, incineration was the method of choice for the treatment of such infectious wastes. Incinerator releases a wide variety of pollutants depending on the composition of the waste, which leads to health deterioration and environmental degradation. The significant pollutants emitted are particulate matter, metals, acid gases, oxides of nitrogen, and sulfur, aside from the release of innumerable substances of unknown toxicity. This process of waste incineration poses a significant threat to public health and the environment. The major impact on health is the higher incidence of cancer and respiratory symptoms; other potential effects are congenital abnormalities, hormonal defects, and increase in sex ratio. The effect on the environmental is in the form of global warming, acidification, photochemical ozone or smog formation, eutrophication, and human and animal toxicity. Thus, there is a need to skip to newer, widely accepted, economical, and environment-friendly technologies. The use of hydroclaves and plasma pyrolysis for the incineration of biomedical wastes leads to lesser environmental degradation, negligible health impacts, safe handling of treated wastes, lesser running and maintenance costs, more effective reduction of microorganisms, and safer disposal.

CheapSausagesAndSpam · 18/01/2018 02:09

Sorry wrong copy....I meant to ask you if you knew WHERE the garbage was coming from.

Is it domestic waste? MEdical?

LineysRuff · 18/01/2018 02:19

Are you in the US? Different environmental rules to the UK. I can advise on the UK domestic waste ones.

Misstruth · 20/01/2018 15:20

Hey, it will be one mile away from me. Not due to be built for another 4 years. But could affect sale of house. It's in the uk. Really worried about smell. If anyone has any experiences living within one mile please let me know 😊

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Misstruth · 20/01/2018 15:21

Waste is normal garbage, not medical or animal waste

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CheeseCakeSunflowers · 22/01/2018 22:30

I live about 4 miles from one which was built a couple of years ago. We have friends who live within a few yards of it. Although they can hear some noise from it and the rumble of trucks bringing the waste I have not heard them say anything about smells or any other problems. It is a bit of a blot on the landscape as its so big but although many people were worried before it was built I have heard no complaints about it since it opened.

LineyS · 23/01/2018 00:48

Look at the ones built in Greater Manchester and Hampshire to see what's on the ground, in the air, and who controls them and why. They are heavily regulated by EU guidelines on emissions currently. They are burning waste for energy as opposed to putting it in landfill the government and the companies say.

But after Brexit? Who knows.

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