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 »
15th September, 2016
Dear Editor Recent articles in your paper have featured the ugly waste tip on the Wybourn, which has been left since Sheffield Recycling Services went out of business. Manor … Full Story »
3rd August, 2016
Sheffield Green Party has commented on a South Yorkshire waste strategy, saying the most important thing is public education on reducing waste. Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield Councils are reviewing … 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 »
17th March, 2014
To say reducing landfill makes Sheffield the ‘greenest city’ in the world is a load of ‘rubbish’ (Star March 3) . We have low landfill because we incinerate all but … Full Story »
17th December, 2013
Week beginning Sunday 8th December 2013 Sunday – Canvassing in an area of Sharrow where overflowing bins and flytipping, with the accompanying litter and rodents, is a big problem. … Full Story »
30th November, 2012
Many helpful and sensible comments have been made in response to the planning application for permission to import 15,000 tonnes of extra waste into Sheffield from Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire. … Full Story »
13th November, 2012
Veolia have submitted a planning application to import waste from a very wide region around Sheffield. The areas concerned are Doncaster, Bolsover, Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood, Amber Valley, Derbyshire Dales, … Full Story »
5th November, 2012
This article from Steve Barnard responds to two articles on the South Yorkshire Politics website. The government will soon be announcing how much money it will be allocating to local … Full Story »
5th September, 2012
Green Estate, a local enterprise, has lost the contract for recycling the city’s green waste – prompting concerns that small, local businesses are missing out in the awarding of recycling … Full Story »