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Posted on behalf of The Weardale Action Group, UK

Subject:
Proposed Trial of Recycled Liquid Fuel (RLF) at Blue Circle cement 
works, Eastgate, Weardale, Co. Durham, UK, starting Autumn 1994.


Help is needed urgently to prevent the incineration of toxic waste in 
two cement kilns. Blue Circle Cement do not need planning permission 
to use this cheap form of fuel. There will be no Public Enquiry; local 
democracy has been by-passed.

There is now great public concern here about the PCBs and heavy metals 
in the fuel, also the dioxin emissions, and the substantial 
environmental and health risks for Weardale and its population. Also 
alarming is the transportation of the fuel by tanker on the winding
and poorly repaired Weardale Road. This runs through a number of 
settlements.

We need information from other communities affected by RLF 
incineration in cement kilns. We also need medical and scientific data
relating to the effects on health, and the environment, accidents, 
leaks, monitoring of emissions, fuel formulations etc. We would like
to hear about both sucessful and unsucessful opposition campaigns. The
US, Scandinavia and Northern Europe have been referred to by Blue 
Circle Cement as sites of trouble-free RLF use. Information from these
countries is vital.

Weardale is an upland rural area, designated an Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty (AONB). The population is dependant on sheep and cattle
farming, and also tourism. Blue Circle Cement is the other major
employer. However, unemployment is high, and Blue Circle Cement have a
lot of influence in the community. With a small and scattered 
population, we have minimal local political representation. 
Environmental pressure groups have been branded "alarmist" outsiders.




Please e:mail all information to The Weardale Action Goup, 

c/o Andrew Sova         e:mail address:   spiff@spiff.demon.co.uk