16th January, 2017
The spotlight is now on the Veolia waste contract which was based on building a new incinerator and continuing to feed it with enough waste. A 30 year contract was … Full Story »
23rd March, 2016
Back in 2001 Greenpeace occupied the Bernard Road incinerator and painted “Toxic Crime” on the chimney. At that time the incinerator was the most polluting in the country and there … Full Story »
10th June, 2014
“When we first went to knock on doors, people had never heard of us”, admits Sheffield’s Green party leader Jillian Creasy. It is ten years to the day since the … Full Story »
15th April, 2003
Having invested in a massive new incinerator the Council needed to keep feeding it with waste- so they made little effort to improve recycling.
14th February, 2003
Jillian Creasy wrote to the Sheffield Telegraph pointing out the flaws in Martin Simpson’s (Managing Director of Onyx) claims. She was certainly correct that there would soon be Green Councillors … Full Story »
3rd December, 2002
Sheffield Greens attending court today were elated that although the Greenpeace protesters were found guilty this was only for a very minor offence of damaging a door. The Greenpeace protesters … Full Story »
27th September, 2002
Sheffield Telegraph’s report on the vote that decided Sheffield’s waste management for 30 years. The awful decision was made on the casting vote of Councillor Tim Rippon. Dr Jillian Creasy, … Full Story »
24th September, 2002
After the Council approved plans for a massive new incinerator, the Star’s editorial failed to support our campaign against it but it did warn that the plant may be too … Full Story »
16th June, 2002
Green Party supported the Global Day of Action against Incineration.
15th June, 2002
Green Party members helped organise the Global day of action on against incineration.