CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH FOR ENERGY FROM WASTE

ESA has welcomed the release yesterday of the Health Protection Agency’s position statement confirming that modern, well managed and regulated energy from waste facilities present no significant health implications.

ESA Chief Executive Dirk Hazell commented:

"Our industry has known for many years that it is safe to produce electricity and heat from waste in our Members' very strictly regulated facilities in the UK.

We welcome the broader reassurance given to the public by this important statement and hope local authorities will now feel able to move more rapidly with this sustainable technology which has an important contribution to make to Britain's future energy security."

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