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7 minutes ago, SbTVF said:

Why aren’t we incinerating all our household waste to create energy instead of landfilling it?


That is exactly what happens in Cardiff, but sadly it also has its problems.  The air pollution caused in Cardiff has been a huge local concern, and now they are sending all the waste ash from incineration to England (2500 lorry loads per year) as it was causing so much dust and distress in the Cardiff landfill site that was taking it. 

 

Incinerating waste is not the simple neat solution it at first appears.  

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That is exactly what happens in Cardiff, but sadly it also has its problems.  The air pollution caused in Cardiff has been a huge local concern, and now they are sending all the waste ash from incineration to England (2500 lorry loads per year) as it was causing so much dust and distress in the Cardiff landfill site that was taking it. 
 
Incinerating waste is not the simple neat solution it at first appears.  

Can’t ash be spread on fields as soil conditioner for farmers? Why the hell are they land filling it?
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26 minutes ago, SbTVF said:


Can’t ash be spread on fields as soil conditioner for farmers? Why the hell are they land filling it?

Ash from incinerating plastic must be full of all sorts of nasties. 

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28 minutes ago, SbTVF said:


Can’t ash be spread on fields as soil conditioner for farmers? Why the hell are they land filling it?

Yes ash from waste incinerators is  apparently very nasty indeed. Even pure wood ash is not good in the long run as it is highly alkali.

 

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On 04/09/2018 at 21:09, Alycidon said:

Its around £70 a ton road side for good hardwood cord in the East Midlands.     

 

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If you are a producer who buys a lot you can still get it for around 45. I wouldn't think your margins would make retailing Firewood at those prices worth the effort.

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Yes ash from waste incinerators is  apparently very nasty indeed. Even pure wood ash is not good in the long run as it is highly alkali.
 


Ah that’s a shame.
Every farm I’ve been on that’s had a burn pile on stubble always gets a huge flush of yield in the patch for years after!
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Just now, SbTVF said:

 


Ah that’s a shame.
Every farm I’ve been on that’s had a burn pile on stubble always gets a huge flush of yield in the patch for years after!

 

"burn pile" what are we talking about here plastics or wood?

Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, arboriculturist said:

When I did my  PA1 / PA6 the recommendation was to burn all empty plastic Herbicide/Pesticide containers on the farm !

Seriously! One of those things I really hate seeing on farms is all the crap getting burned with black toxic smoke billowing up. Always presumed it was an absolute no no. Now we hear it's not only taught but the grass loves it haha.

Edited by Woodworks

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