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Waste contract could be taken in house.

16th January, 2017

The spotlight is now on the Veolia waste contract which was based on building a new incinerator and continuing to … Full Story »

Dangerous site neglected

15th September, 2016

Dear Editor   Recent articles in your paper have featured the ugly waste tip on the Wybourn, which has been … Full Story »

Public information is key to waste strategy.

3rd August, 2016

Sheffield Green Party has commented on a South Yorkshire waste strategy, saying the most important thing is public education on … Full Story »

Public Health England delay report into health effects of incinerators

23rd March, 2016

Back in 2001 Greenpeace occupied the Bernard Road incinerator and painted “Toxic Crime” on the chimney. At that time the … Full Story »

Sheffield is far from being Greenest City

17th March, 2014

To say reducing landfill makes Sheffield the ‘greenest city’ in the world is a load of ‘rubbish’ (Star March 3) … Full Story »

Another week in the life of Councillor Creasy

17th December, 2013

Week beginning Sunday 8th December 2013   Sunday – Canvassing in an area of Sharrow where overflowing bins and flytipping, … Full Story »

Councillor’s comments on Incinerator planning application

30th November, 2012

Many helpful and sensible comments have been made in response to the planning application for permission to import 15,000 tonnes … Full Story »

Greens proved right as Veolia attempt to import waste from massive area.

13th November, 2012

Veolia have submitted a planning application to import waste from a very wide region around Sheffield. The areas concerned are … Full Story »

Councils must join together to fight the cuts.

5th November, 2012

This article from Steve Barnard responds to two articles on the South Yorkshire Politics website. The government will soon be … Full Story »

Greens dismay at local composters losing out to multinational

5th September, 2012

Green Estate, a local enterprise, has lost the contract for  recycling the city’s green waste – prompting concerns that small, … Full Story »