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Petition presented to County Council
 Oxfordshire County Council Executive member for
Sustainability, Councillor Anne Purse, received a petition and a
specially commissioned illustration at County Hall, Oxford on 11
January. The large illustration, which is A1 size, and a board saying
'No incineration for Oxfordshire' signed by hundreds of people,
together with the paper petition was presented to the Councillor by
members of Oxford Friends of the Earth.
A petition of almost 600 signatures collected in December 2004 by
Friends of the Earth groups in Oxford and Chinnor & Thame and
supporters was presented to Executive Member Anne Purse, who is
overseeing the County Council's future waste strategy. An illustration
commissioned from graphic artist Gabrielle Frödén was also
presented at the same time. A postcard campaign and online petition to
demonstrate public opposition to incineration was being launched at the
same time.
 Andrew Wood, from Oxford Friends of the Earth said:
"The County Council should discount burning our rubbish in an
incineration from its future waste strategy now. We hope that the
petition we have presented, and the online petition and postcards,
which we are collecting, will give people a say on this important
issue. The public needs to be engaged in the policy issue now, rather
simply being consulted after a decision has been made by Councillors."
He added:
"Friends of the Earth oppose burning our rubbish in an incinerator as
it produces toxic pollution and adds to climate change. We advocate
waste reduction, high rates for recycling and composting - 50% by 2010
and 75% of rubbish by 2015 and non-incineration treatments for the
remainder. Incineration will undermine progressive improvements in
recycling and waste reduction as incineration companies lock council's
into long-term contracts."
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