“There are a lot of misinformed posts on this article. Incineration is not an energy solution nor is it a waste solution - it is unbelievably inefficient at both. (A Jack of all trades and master of none)

As you may be aware matter can not be created or destroyed merely transformed from one form to another - By incinerating you are simply destroying the utility of the object and producing a load of worthless ash and harmful gasses. (The density is the same it is just in a different form).

The finances of incineration do not work - you will end up with a very costly white elephant for the next 25 years.

To all those who think there is nothing else that can be done are being very short sighted. Why not think of a way of producing less waste rather than saying "Well if we can't bury it we'll have to burn it!"

20% of the average UK dustbin is paper and card - this is such an easy win and would save you money by lowering your council tax ... In Wandsworth, London the council advertises that if every household put 1Kg per week less in their bins it would save the council £500,000.

The average household disposes of 4Kg of waste paper a week so Wandsworth could save £2m of tax payers money by simply getting people to recycle their waste paper!

But of course the incinerators don't want this as the paper has a high calorific value and is aside from plastics the only thing that makes incineration viable.

The long and short of all this is that even if it is not on your doorstep, you don't care about the environment, your health or the health of others - you should be against it simply because it is a waste of your tax bill.

People should vote against these plans - there are 65 of them coming up for planning approval in the UK in the near term!

Visit the North Yorkshire Waste Action Group to view a current fight against incineration:

http://www.nywag.org

or check out their links page for a list of online petitions against incinerators.”

“I am all for it, lets start by chucking in this useless family . .

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1309201/95k-year-benefits-family-12-homed-1k-week-house.html

then Katie from Cardiff”

“It seems to me that all the gaffle about the Bristol councilers not doing their job, is easy fixed. Next election, VOTE THEM OUT. Its alright to have the gift of the gab, but you need a brain to go with it.”

“Eco-Luddites are opposed to coal and oil because they release carbon. They oppose nuclear, and also oppose wind where it blights the appearance of our countryside. They oppose tidal barrages where they would impact on the habitat of the lesser-spotted peawit. They oppose incinerating our rubbish to generate power and oppose carbon-neutral biofuels because they'd rather the land be deployed feeding the world, or better still, be reserved exclusively for the orang-utans.

The thing is, our council leaders are elected to serve our city, not just follow the (sometimes crackpot) opinions that every green 'expert' or pressure group throws up. There are simply too many factions, too many cranks and too many who are keen to display quasi-religious zeal to enhance their eco-warrior status.

Eco-Luddites oppose everything (everything sensible anyway) and their Wormwood whispers can't generate power as if by magik. So it would be nice if Bristol City Council actually supported some of these new ideas (and their own officers) before the lights start dimming. Much more of this and the electorate may start to suspect our Liberal Democrat administration is simply incapable of making the decisions we need them to make, based on hard reality, sound advice, and pragmatic realism.”

“@ Ken,Can you travel faster than the speed of light? If you can then try and keep up(not many men can keep up with a lady like me) because I wont be round these parts for another 75,000 years.(put your reeboks on)!

Anyway, I have to get some sleepy!, because I haven't slept right for the last week.
Nite nite.”

“The fact we live in a so called democracy where people power works is irrelevant. Planning decisions have to be made on the grounds laid down in the law.

The fact that that may upset some locals is not the point. Those who disagree are free to lobby their elected MPs to get the law changed. That is where people power comes in.

In the meantime the councillors should be following the advice from the professional paid planning officers. If they don't they are opening up the local council tax payers to the prospect of having to pay costs to any developer / company that successfully appeals and overturns the decisions the councillors made.

The way to stop this is to make the councillors personally liable for ignoring the advice of paid professionals when that creates further costs for the council.”

“Anon, Posted from my iPhone
Get a life. Posting on here cant be the only thing you do?

Of course not.......some know where to find me? That's if I want to be found.”

“Funny, same brain dead decision to another make sense project and also going against the advice of the council planning experts as they did with the Sainsburys Ashton Gate application, I think the only soluition is everybody must take the trouble to vote in local elections as thats the only way to keep these idiots out, they obviously do not represent the majority, only the minority who took the trouble to vote.”

“sally, Bristol, you must be one of the 'brain dead' idiots Molly Cule was talking about. No power of conversation, just kiddies stuff. Use the one brain cell you have to write something sensible.”

“Ahhh!! Friends of the Earth, it's such a shame I only get to see earth every 75,000 years, theres always the next time though, until then, so long baby!!”