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And in terms of GM while there is no certainty in terms of human health there is in other regards. The way GM crops are being used deprives small farmers and peasants of the means to restock their crops without paying out huge sums of money to the multinationals that hold the seeds - and the pesticides.
The big GM multination25 Suces asanto c already furious that in genremains much more cautious than that in the States -because of the relative strength of the environmental movement here. All of Blair's fawning to US corpo cople in Brishe That GM is se. syslegos rations has pot pepsuaded sale - and the roverticat has now been forced to con. code that we need a "national debate", with Susan Moore the UK's "woeful" recyOn Monday June 17 some 125 groups from 54 coun- took place in tries Taunched the first Parliament on June 18 to Global Day of Action Against launch a Zero Waste Waste Incineration. Events Charter and Ten Point Plan around the world continued supported by Greenpeace. ing in Turkey, the Philippines throughout the week inclut- New Zealand and Norway Friends of the Sarth. SERA Communities Against Toxics and the UK Zero Waste challenged goverments to Recycling experts demonput a stop to incineration of the world 60-85% of waste ous tolins, and move is recycled and composted.
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Prends of the Eath OK the Earus-Sald, 'Compamities acrosa the Bid on se covem mon n rule out the building of new UK are fighting vigorous incinerators and concenerators being built in their area. They are deeply worried about the potential impacts on their health and recognise that burning our waste is ment.
Although modern incineraemissions, they still emit chemicals that cause contoxic ash cen contain diesins that are axtemetsitm: / ful even, at lowi svek.
The chemiede telas from incinertere can natise Immune and reproductive system defects, spontaneous abortions, respiratory mone disrupton and call cers. Toxic ash left from the burning is disposed of in landfills where it can release harmful chemicals into rivers and In Sydney, Greenpeace goverment of ignoring the Stockholm Convention, a treaty goreming the emission of persistent orpanic pollutants (POPs).
POPs remain intact in the ods, become widely distributed geographically. and are toxic to humans and wildlife. POPs circulate globally and can cause lamage wherever they incinerator. camperens in Enteristich as those in • Newcastle will be encouraged bw the prowing worldwide attention this issue is now attracting.