Edmonton Incinerator
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Edmonton Incinerator is an incinerator which is located in Edmonton, London. The facility is bordered by the North Circular Road and the River Lee Navigation.
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[edit] History
Built between 1971-4 by the Greater London Council. The building is described as " being on the edge of the marshes, in a setting that enhances its impressive scale. Vast box-like forms clad in corrugated metal sheeting, pale grey and dark grey, approached by two big ramps on tapering piers. Huge cylindrical concrete chimney containing two flues".[1] It is Britain's largest incinerator [2]. The site handles unrecycled waste from seven London Boroughs: Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Islington, Hackney, Haringey, and Waltham Forest. The waste is converted into electricity. Sufficient power is generated to meet the needs of 24.000 households [3]. The site has been the scene of a demonstration by Greenpeace who are against all energy-from-waste plants.
[edit] Today
The site is now known as the London EcoPark [4] and is run by LondonWaste. Trials are being carried out to use the River Lee Navigation in transporting materials to the EcoPark. A large composting facility opened on the site in 2006, allowing green and kitchen waste from local homes to be converted to compost.[5].[6]
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[edit] References
- ^ Cherry, B & Nikolaus Pevsner,The Buildings of England, London 4: North (1998) p426 ISBN 0140710493 Retrieved April 16, 2008
- ^ [1],Greenpeace press release retrieved 21.08.07
- ^ Operations, www.londonwaste.co.uk, retrieved 21.08.07
- ^ EcoPark, www.londonwaste.co.uk, retrieved 21.08.07
- ^ Canals set to make inroads on routes clogged by lorries, www.timesonline.co.uk, retrieved 21.08.07
- ^ [2], Concerns over infant death rates in Chingford Green, retrieved 02.08.07 although the report has never been published.
