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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Let's ban grass-cutting too
Let's ban grass-cutting too: "Let's ban grass-cutting too
SURREY NOW MARCH 29, 2011
The Editor,
Re: 'All railed up,' the Now, March 22.
John Watkins addresses the health risks related to railway ties, but only does so when his walk was disturbed by an odour he wasn't familiar with.
I can't stand the smell of freshly cut grass and suffer from extreme allergies to the same - I suggest we put a ban on lawn cutting.
I also have a strong dislike for exhaust fumes from local transit buses. I sometimes get such a headache when I take in a big unfortunate whiff - I suggest we completely remove transit from our roads.
I also feel the danger imposed by Little League ball players in our local baseball diamonds when they hit one out of the park.
The other day I saw one hit a tree. Oh my! I suggest we ban all community sports in South Surrey and White Rock.
Suffice it to say, I do not agree with this local stroller and feel if he is so offended by the odour, he should walk at the Centennial track instead. But look out for home runs - Little League starts up very soon."
SURREY NOW MARCH 29, 2011
The Editor,
Re: 'All railed up,' the Now, March 22.
John Watkins addresses the health risks related to railway ties, but only does so when his walk was disturbed by an odour he wasn't familiar with.
I can't stand the smell of freshly cut grass and suffer from extreme allergies to the same - I suggest we put a ban on lawn cutting.
I also have a strong dislike for exhaust fumes from local transit buses. I sometimes get such a headache when I take in a big unfortunate whiff - I suggest we completely remove transit from our roads.
I also feel the danger imposed by Little League ball players in our local baseball diamonds when they hit one out of the park.
The other day I saw one hit a tree. Oh my! I suggest we ban all community sports in South Surrey and White Rock.
Suffice it to say, I do not agree with this local stroller and feel if he is so offended by the odour, he should walk at the Centennial track instead. But look out for home runs - Little League starts up very soon."
BBC News - Residents unite against Pinkham Way waste centre
BBC News - Residents unite against Pinkham Way waste centre: "Residents unite against Pinkham Way waste centre
Managing director of the North London Waste Authority David BeadleContinue reading the main story
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Hundreds protest over waste plant
Waste option goes before public
Waste power plant plan approved
Residents in two north London boroughs have joined together to fight plans to build the largest waste processing centre in the UK.
Residents in Barnet and Haringey said they had not been properly consulted about the plant.
They have raised concerns over noise pollution and health effects.
About 150 residents protested outside the Town Hall in Barnet as councillors met to discuss wider plans for dealing with waste in north London.
Bidesh Sarkar, of residents' pressure group Pinkham Way Alliance, said: 'We are determined to stop this plan in its tracks.
'Near houses'
'We know that the north London boroughs have to deal with their waste, but this is the wrong solution in the wrong place.'
Barnet Council sold the site to the North London Waste Authority (NLWA).
A spokesman for the council said the site was currently fenced off because the presence of giant hogweed - a toxic plant which can cause irritation to the skin and blisters - made it 'extremely dangerous'."
Managing director of the North London Waste Authority David BeadleContinue reading the main story
Related Stories
Hundreds protest over waste plant
Waste option goes before public
Waste power plant plan approved
Residents in two north London boroughs have joined together to fight plans to build the largest waste processing centre in the UK.
Residents in Barnet and Haringey said they had not been properly consulted about the plant.
They have raised concerns over noise pollution and health effects.
About 150 residents protested outside the Town Hall in Barnet as councillors met to discuss wider plans for dealing with waste in north London.
Bidesh Sarkar, of residents' pressure group Pinkham Way Alliance, said: 'We are determined to stop this plan in its tracks.
'Near houses'
'We know that the north London boroughs have to deal with their waste, but this is the wrong solution in the wrong place.'
Barnet Council sold the site to the North London Waste Authority (NLWA).
A spokesman for the council said the site was currently fenced off because the presence of giant hogweed - a toxic plant which can cause irritation to the skin and blisters - made it 'extremely dangerous'."
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Council tip no longer on the nose
The Byron Shire Council hopes the odour created by rotting waste at its Myocum landfill will soon be a thing of the past.
The council's waste manager, Russell Chaplin, says he's received several complaints from nearby residents about the smell.
He says a new gas collection and flaring system will be introduced next month.
Mr Chaplin says it can destroy up to 99 per cent of odorous gases, and could also reduce potential costs under a carbon tax.
"There's been a question as to whether or not landfills would be included under a carbon pollution-reduction scheme, so it has factored into our thinking," he said.
"At the moment we know that the landfills will be included in the new proposed carbon-tax system but we haven't got any detail as yet to know have that might affect what we would need to do at Myocum.
"Methane, which is one of the main components of landfill gas, is quite a powerful greenhouse gas and it's about 20 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
"So the process of collecting and flaring or burning the methane actually gives you quite a significant greenhouse benefit," Mr Chaplin said.
The council's waste manager, Russell Chaplin, says he's received several complaints from nearby residents about the smell.
He says a new gas collection and flaring system will be introduced next month.
Mr Chaplin says it can destroy up to 99 per cent of odorous gases, and could also reduce potential costs under a carbon tax.
"There's been a question as to whether or not landfills would be included under a carbon pollution-reduction scheme, so it has factored into our thinking," he said.
"At the moment we know that the landfills will be included in the new proposed carbon-tax system but we haven't got any detail as yet to know have that might affect what we would need to do at Myocum.
"Methane, which is one of the main components of landfill gas, is quite a powerful greenhouse gas and it's about 20 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
"So the process of collecting and flaring or burning the methane actually gives you quite a significant greenhouse benefit," Mr Chaplin said.
Friday, March 18, 2011
$1 2m lids may not eradicate all smells
The $1.2 million lids for the Clive East wastewater plant may not entirely contain smells, the Hastings District Council has been warned.
A report to the council's finance and operations committee said there may be underlying odour problems that have been masked by the hydrogen sulphide smell from the tanks.
The report said it would be impossible to tell whether there would be future odour problems, and more work would be needed to assess the impact of the covers.
Council chief executive Ross McLeod said he was still confident the lids would be an effective solution.
"The advice we've had from the experts is that the lids and chemical treatment should fix the problems, but they have, as all experts do, given themselves a little disclaimer that there may be other issues underlying," he said.
"It may not be the absolute solution but the advice we have is that it should work and we're still working on that basis."
He said the chemical dosing currently being used to reduce smells, which would continue once the lids were in place, had already been effective in reducing complaints.
There were still a small number of complaints during hot weather and particular wind conditions.
The biological trickling filter plant, which uses bacteria to break down wastewater material, was built in 2009.
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It prompted ongoing complaints from nearby residents because of smells.
The council has commissioned lids to be built and added to the tanks to contain the odour. They are expected to arrive before Easter.
Concerns were raised at the meeting that import duties had not been included in the $1.2 million budget, but the council said that cost had been accounted for.
A report to the council's finance and operations committee said there may be underlying odour problems that have been masked by the hydrogen sulphide smell from the tanks.
The report said it would be impossible to tell whether there would be future odour problems, and more work would be needed to assess the impact of the covers.
Council chief executive Ross McLeod said he was still confident the lids would be an effective solution.
"The advice we've had from the experts is that the lids and chemical treatment should fix the problems, but they have, as all experts do, given themselves a little disclaimer that there may be other issues underlying," he said.
"It may not be the absolute solution but the advice we have is that it should work and we're still working on that basis."
He said the chemical dosing currently being used to reduce smells, which would continue once the lids were in place, had already been effective in reducing complaints.
There were still a small number of complaints during hot weather and particular wind conditions.
The biological trickling filter plant, which uses bacteria to break down wastewater material, was built in 2009.
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It prompted ongoing complaints from nearby residents because of smells.
The council has commissioned lids to be built and added to the tanks to contain the odour. They are expected to arrive before Easter.
Concerns were raised at the meeting that import duties had not been included in the $1.2 million budget, but the council said that cost had been accounted for.
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