Professor Paul Connett's presentation on the health impacts of incineration September 2010, Merthyr Tydfil, in an office one floor beneath the Incinerator manufacturer Covanta offices. They stated they had no one available to attend. The presentation by Dr. Paul Connett follows the pathway of dioxins from industrial pollution to an infant's brain.

1. Incineration: A Poor Solution for the Twenty First Century Paul Connett, PhD Executive Director American Health Studies.org [email_address] Wales, Sept 9, 2010

3. Paul Connett ha parlato in 189 citta’

7. DIFFERENT TIMES DEMAND DIFFERENT QUESTIONS 20 th CENTURY WASTE MANAGEMENT “ How do we get rid of our waste efficiently with minimum damage to our health and the environment ?” 21 st CENTURY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT “ How do we handle our discarded resources in ways which do not deprive future generations of some, if not all, of their value ?”

8. DIFFERENT TIMES DEMAND DIFFERENT QUESTIONS 20 th CENTURY WASTE MANAGEMENT “ How do we get rid of our waste efficiently with minimum damage to our health and the environment ?” 21 st CENTURY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT “ How do we handle our discarded resources in ways which do not deprive future generations of some, if not all, of their value ?” The key issue was SAFETY The key issue is SUSTAINABILIY

14. Our real task is to fight over-consumption

15. “ The world has enough for everyone’s need but not for everyone’s greed ” Mahatma Gandhi

16. Not only is over-consumption giving us a local waste crisis but also…

17. … a Global crisis

18. … a Global crisis Global warming is a symptom

19. … a Global crisis Global warming is a symptom Over-consumption is the cause

20. The Global Crisis: Since the Industrial Revolution we have imposed a linear society on a planet that functions in circles

21. A LINEAR SOCIETY

22. Extraction A LINEAR SOCIETY

23. Extraction Production A LINEAR SOCIETY

24. Extraction Production Consumption A LINEAR SOCIETY

25. Extraction Production Consumption Waste A LINEAR SOCIETY

26. Extraction Production Consumption Waste Advertising/TV

27. Over-advertising produces Over-consumption

28. By the time a high school student leaves school, he or she will have watched over 350,000 TV commercials. Paul Hawken The Ecology of Commerce.

30. Man

31. Modern Man!

33. Extraction of Virgin Materials Production of Manufactured items Consumption Waste A LINEAR SOCIETY

34. Extraction of Virgin Materials Production of Manufactured items Consumption Waste ENERGY A LINEAR SOCIETY

35. Extraction of Virgin Materials Production of Manufactured items Consumption Waste Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY A LINEAR SOCIETY

36. Extraction of Virgin Materials Production of Manufactured items Consumption Discarded Materials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY

37. Extraction of Virgin Materials Production of Manufactured items Consumption Discarded Materials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY GLOBAL WARMING

38. Extraction of Virgin Materials Production of Manufactured items Consumption Discarded Materials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY GLOBAL WARMING How do waste management practices affect this picture?

39. Extraction of Virgin Materials Production of Manufactured items Consumption Discarded Materials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY LANDFILLS GLOBAL WARMING

40. Extraction of Virgin Materials Production of Manufactured items Consumption Discarded Materials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY INCINERATION GLOBAL WARMING

41. Extraction of Virgin Materials Production of Manufactured items Consumption Discarded Materials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY GLOBAL WARMING RECYCLING OF MATERIALS

42. Extraction of Virgin Materials Production of Manufactured items Consumption Discarded Materials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY GLOBAL WARMING REUSE OF OBJECTS

43. Extraction of Virgin Materials Production of Manufactured items Consumption Discarded Materials Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide Solid waste Air pollution Water pollution Carbon dioxide ENERGY ENERGY GLOBAL WARMING COMPOSTING

44. COMPOST

45. Kg Greenhouse gas/tonne Municipal Waste Waste Management Options and Climate Change. AEA 2001 A combination of recycling and composting -461 Incineration generating electricty -10

46. Kg Greenhouse gas/tonne Municipal Waste Waste Management Options and Climate Change. AEA 2001 A combination of recycling and composting is 46 times better -461 at reducing greenhouse gases than X 46 Incineration generating electricty -10

48. Energy Comparison: Recycling versus incineration (ICF consulting, 2005) material Energy savings from recycling GJ/tonne Energy output from incineration GJ/tonne Energy savings recycling versus incineration Newsprint 6.33 2.62 2.4 Fine paper 15.87 2.23 7.1 Cardboard 8.56 2.31 3.7 Other paper 9.49 2.25 4.2 HDPE 64.27 6.30 10.2 PET 85.16 3.22 26.4 Other plastic 52.09 4.76 10.9

53. 2. Incineration creates very few jobs

54. An incinerator in Brescia, Italy

55. The Brescia incinerator cost 300,000,000 Euro and has created just 80 jobs.

56. The Brescia incinerator cost 300,000,000 Euro and has created just 80 jobs. Another 500,000,000 Euros of taxpayers money spent on so called “alternative energy”

62. CHUTE SECONDARY CHAMBER TURBINE BOILER ELECTRICITY STEAM TRASH BOTTOM ASH FLY ASH TEMP < 200oC SEMI- DRY SCRUBBER FABRIC FILTER WET SCRUBBER DE-NOX ACTIVATED CHARCOAL Ca(OH) 2 SUSPENSION AMMONIA INJECTION GRATES For every 4 tons of trash you get about one ton of ash 90% 10%

65. 7. Incinerators put many highly toxic and persistent substances into the air

66. AIR EMISSIONS CO2 + H2O ACID GASES : HCI, HF, SO 2 NO x

67. AIR EMISSIONS CO2 + H2O ACID GASES : HCI, HF, SO 2 NO x TOXIC METALS : Pb, Cd, Hg, As, Cr etc

68. AIR EMISSIONS CO2 + H2O ACID GASES : HCI, HF, SO 2 NO x TOXIC METALS : Pb, Cd, Hg, As, Cr etc NEW COMPOUNDS : PCDDs (DIOXINS) PCDFs (FURANS) PCB’s ETC

69. AIR EMISSIONS CO2 + H2O ACID GASES : HCI, HF, SO 2 NO x TOXIC METALS : Pb, Cd, Hg, As, Cr etc NEW COMPOUNDS : PCDDs (DIOXINS) PCDFs (FURANS) PCB’s ETC NANO PARTICLES

70. Size of Particle regulated in incinerator emissions NANOPARTICLES

73. BLOOD Nano particles are so small they can easily cross the lung membrane

76. Aggregati di Piombo , Bario , Cromo , Ferro e Silicio in Cervello . www.stefanomontanari.net

77. Dioxins and Incineration (more detailed ppt available)

82. Our Stolen Future How Man-made Chemicals are Threatening our Fertility, Intelligence and Survival Theo Colborn John Peterson Myers Dianne Dumanoski 1994

86. 8. Incineration is poorly and unscientifically monitored

87. YOU NEED THREE THINGS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM TOXIC EMISSIONS.

88. YOU NEED THREE THINGS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM TOXIC EMISSIONS. STRONG REGULATIONS

89. YOU NEED THREE THINGS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM TOXIC EMISSIONS. STRONG REGULATIONS ADEQUATE MONITORING

90. YOU NEED THREE THINGS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM TOXIC EMISSIONS. STRONG REGULATIONS ADEQUATE MONITORING TOUGH ENFORCEMENT

91. YOU NEED THREE THINGS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM TOXIC EMISSIONS. STRONG REGULATIONS ADEQUATE MONITORING TOUGH ENFORCEMENT IF ANY LINK IS WEAK THE PUBLIC IS NOT PROTECTED

98. “ Even if we made incineration safe we would never make it sensible.

99. “ Even if we made incineration safe we would never make it sensible. It simply does not make sense to spend so much money destroying resources we should be sharing with the future.” (PC)

102. 3. The ZERO WASTE 2020 strategy

103. ZERO WASTE IS A NEW DIRECTION

104. NO to INCINERATORS NO to LANDFILLS THE BACK END OF WASTE MANAGEMENT

105. NO to INCINERATORS NO to LANDFILLS THE FRONT END OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN & POST-CONSUMERISM THE BACK END OF WASTE MANAGEMENT

106. THE KEY is to find a way to use COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY at the back end to drive INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIBILITY at the front end

109. “ The Fantastic 3” The San Francisco system

110. I “Fantastici 4” Capannori, Italia

111. Capannori LUNEDI ORGANICO MARTEDI MULTIMATERIALE MERCOLEDI CARTA GIOVEDI FRAZIONE RESIDUA VENERDI ORGANICO SABATO MULTIMATERIALE

115. Composting Facility 1 2 3

116. Composting plant for San Francisco

117. Local farmers are using the compost to grow fruit and vegetables for San Francisco

119. Composting Facility Materials Recovery Facility 1 2 3

120. MATERIALS RECOVERY FACIILITY at Pier 96

121. Recycling Plants Composting Plants Cities Rural areas

122. 5. Reuse, Repair & Deconstruction

123. Reusable items Value of Los Angeles discarded materials

124. Reuse, Repair & Deconstruction Urban Ore, Berkeley, California

128. Deconstruction

129. Deconstruction Reuse & Repair Center

130. Deconstruction Reuse & Repair Center Furniture, Flooring, etc

135. Brescia 75% reduction San Francisco 75% reduction

136. Brescia 75% reduction 25% toxic ash San Francisco 75% reduction 25% residuals

137. Composting Facility Materials Recovery Facility 1 2 3 Residual Fraction Reuse, Repair and Deconstruction

139. 6. Waste Reduction Initiatives

142. Italy In time collection of food from supermarkets and restaurants Prof. Andrea Segre Agriculture Dept., U. of Bolgna [email_address]

145. L’esperienza effecorta a cura di Pietro Angelini, scio fondatore ed ideatore effecorta Capannori, 23-01-2010

146. 95% of products come from within 70 km of store

147. 60 dispensing systems for solids

148. 60 taps for liquids

150. No plastic used for shopping bags

153. 7. Economic Incentives

154. 1 2 3 The “ Pay by bag” system

155. 1 2 3 free The “ Pay by bag” system

156. 1 2 3 free free The “ Pay by bag” system

157. 1 2 $ free free The more you make, the more you pay! The “ Pay by bag” system

158. Composting Facility Materials Recovery Facility Residuals ? Reuse & Repair 1 2 $ & Deconstruction Waste Reduction Initiatives

159. 8. Residual Separation & Research Facility

161. MORE TOXICS RESIDUAL SCREENING FACILITY MORE RECYCLABLES DIRTY ORGANIC FRACTION INTERIM LANDFILL for non-recyclable and stabilized organic fraction BIOLOGICAL STABILIZATION This type of facility is currently running in NOVA SCOTIA, Canada

162. MORE TOXICS NON-TOXIC, NON-BIODEGRADABLE FRACTION RESIDUAL SCREENING & RESEARCH FACILITY MORE RECYCLABLES DIRTY ORGANIC FRACTION INTERIM LANDFILL BIOLOGICAL STABILIZATION RESEARCH CENTER

163. NON-RECYCABLE MATERIALS Local University Or Technical College ZERO WASTE RESEARCH CENTER

166. NON- RECYCLABLE MATERIALS & OBJECTS ZERO WASTE RESEARCH CENTER PLASTICS & COMPOSITES HOUSEHOLD TOXICS DIRTY ORGANIC FRACTION

167. THE RESIDUAL SEPARATION AND ZERO WASTE RESEARCH CENTER COMMUNITY RESPONSABILITY

168. THE RESIDUAL SEPARATION AND ZERO WASTE RESEARCH CENTER COMMUNITY RESPONSABILITY INDUSTRIAL RESPONSABILITY

170. TWO MODELS FOR TREATMENT OF RESIDUALS

171. TWO MODELS FOR TREATMENT OF RESIDUALS

172. TOXIC ASH LANDFILL + TWO MODELS FOR TREATMENT OF RESIDUALS

173. TOXIC ASH LANDFILL + RESIDUAL SEPARATION FACILITY TWO MODELS FOR TREATMENT OF RESIDUALS

174. TOXIC ASH LANDFILL + RESIDUAL SEPARATION FACILITY ZERO WASTE RESEARCH CENTER TWO MODELS FOR TREATMENT OF RESIDUALS

175. TOXIC ASH LANDFILL + RESIDUAL SEPARATION FACILITY ZERO WASTE RESEARCH CENTER INTERIM LANDFILL FOR STABILIZED “DIRTY” ORGANIC FRACTION TWO MODELS FOR TREATMENT OF RESIDUALS

176. TOXIC ASH LANDFILL + RESIDUAL SEPARATION FACILITY ZERO WASTE RESEARCH CENTER INTERIM LANDFILL FOR STABILIZED “DIRTY” ORGANIC FRACTION FEEDBACK FOR WASTE REDUCTION AND BETTER INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TWO MODELS FOR TREATMENT OF RESIDUALS

178. FRAZIONE RESIDUA - Capannori Porta a Porta 1. Tessili e cuolo 16.52 % 2. Pannolini 13.95 % 3. Materiale organico da cucina 10.56 % 4. Altra plastica: non imballo 9.98 % 5. Imballaggi cellulosici poliaccopiati 8.05 % 6. Imballaggi poliaccopiati in plastica 7.45 % 7. Imballaggi flessibili in plastica 6.81 % 8. Materiale organico da giardino 4.64 % 9. Imballaggi rigidi in plastica (non bottiglie) 3.23 % 10 Giornali (quotidiani e riviste) 2.54 %

181. 9. Better Industrial Design

182. 10. An interim landfill for biologically stabilized dirty organic fraction

184. SUMMARY 10 steps to Zero Waste

185. Source Separation

186. Source Separation Door to Door Collection

187. Source Separation Door to Door Collection Composting

188. Recycling Source Separation Door to Door Collection Composting

189. Recycling Reuse, Repair & Community Center Source Separation Door to Door Collection Composting

190. Waste Reduction Initiatives Recycling Reuse, Repair & Community Center Source Separation Door to Door Collection Composting

191. Waste Reduction Initiatives Recycling Reuse, Repair & Community Center Source Separation Door to Door Collection Composting Economic Incentives

192. Waste Reduction Initiatives Recycling Reuse, Repair & Community Center Source Separation Door to Door Collection Composting Residual Separation & Research Center Economic Incentives

193. Waste Reduction Initiatives Recycling Reuse, Repair & Community Center Source Separation Door to Door Collection Composting Residual Separation & Research Center Better Industrial Design Economic Incentives

194. Waste Reduction Initiatives Recycling Reuse, Repair & Community Center Source Separation Door to Door Collection Composting Residual Separation & Research Center Better Industrial Design Economic Incentives Temporary Landfill

195. Waste Reduction Initiatives Recycling Reuse, Repair & Community Center Source Separation Door to Door Collection Composting Residual Separation & Research Center Better Industrial Design Economic Incentives Temporary Landfill 2020

196. Iniziative Riduzione rifiuti Riciclaggio Separazione alla sorgente Raccolta Porta a Porta Compostaggio Residual Separation & Research Facility Better Industrial Design Incentivi Economici INTERIM LANDFILL 2020 Riutilizzo Riparazione e Centro per la Comunita’ 70 - 80% COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY

197. Iniziative Riduzione rifiuti Riciclaggio Separazione alla sorgente Raccolta Porta a Porta Compostaggio Separazione del residuo e Centro di ricerca migliore design industriale Incentivi Economici INTERIM LANDFILL 2020 Riutilizzo Riparazione e Centro per la Comunita’ 70-80% COMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY 20-30% INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIBILITY

201. Solid waste is the visible face of inefficiency!

206. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (pop. 4 million)

208. Canberra, Australia

209. NEW ZEALAND Over 70% of communities have declared a Zero Waste strategy

218. 5. Linking Zero Waste to Sustainability

219. The Zero Waste Research Centers

220. Can become the “University-Community laboratories for sustainability” The Zero Waste Research Centers

221. Zero Waste Research Centres

222. Institute for Zero Waste & Sustainability Zero Waste Research Centres

223. Institute for Zero Waste and Sustainability

225. Institute for Zero Waste and Sustainability 1) Research for better industrial design 2) Linking zero waste with other key developments needed for sustainability

226. Zero Waste 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture

227. Zero Waste 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture Better Industrial Design

228. Zero Waste 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture Composting Better Industrial Design

229. Zero Waste 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture Composting Research Center Better Industrial Design

230. Zero Waste 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture Composting Research Center Deconstruction Better Industrial Design

231. Zero Waste 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture Composting Research Center Deconstruction Anaerobic Digestion Better Industrial Design

232. Zero Waste 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture Composting Research Center Deconstruction Anaerobic Digestion Better Industrial Design Incineration is not sustainable energy!

233. Zero Waste 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture Composting Research Center 100’s of “green boxes” Deconstruction Anaerobic Digestion Better Industrial Design

234. Zero Waste 2020 Education For Sustainability Sustainable Economic development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Community development Sustainable Energy Sustainable industries & Jobs Sustainable Architecture Composting Research Center Reuse & Repair Centers 100’s of “green boxes” Deconstruction Anaerobic Digestion Better Industrial Design

235. 6. Back to the Big Picture

236. Consumption of materials Standard of living Current situation Consumption of fossil fuels

237. Solar Energy Change 1 Consumption of materials Standard of living

238. Zero Waste Solar Energy Change 2 Standard of living

239. Zero Waste Quality of Life Solar Energy Change 3

240. We have to separate the Quality of life from the material consumption

241. We have to separate the Quality of life from the material consumption Quality of life Material consumption

242. We have to separate the Quality of life from the material consumption Quality of life Material consumption

243. We have to separate the Quality of life from the material consumption Quality of life Material consumption

244. Less money More meaning!

245. Consume less Enjoy more!

246. To fight over-consumption We need to swap a life built around acquiring a series of objects…

247. To a life built around a series of expanding human relationships

248. “ Make Love , Not War ” In the 1960’s

249. “ Make Love , Not Waste ” In the 2000’s

250. “ Make Friends , Not Waste ” In the 2000’s

251. THE BAD LAW Level of Pollution Level of corruption

252. THE BAD LAW Level of Pollution Level of corruption Level of Pollution Public participation THE GOOD LAW

253. A threatened community is a strengthened community if people work together.

254. EFFECTING CHANGE Is like driving a nail through a piece of wood

255. EFFECTING CHANGE Experts may sharpen the point

256. EFFECTING CHANGE Experts may sharpen the point But you need the hammer of public opinion to drive the nail home

258. “ The Battle Hymn” dei rifiuti (Chorus) We don’t want incineration We don’t want incineration We don’t want incineration We know there’s a better way!

259. “ The Battle Hymn” dei rifiuti Mine eyes have seen the garbage That’s a smoldering on the grate We must stop incineration Before it is too late Unless we wish the dangers We had better separate And we must do it now!

260. “ The Battle Hymn” dei rifiuti (Chorus) We don’t want incineration We don’t want incineration We don’t want incineration We know there’s a better way!

261. God recycles, The devil burns

262. www.Fluoride ALERT .org

264. Book to be published by Chelsea Green October, 2010 Can be ordered now on Amazon.com Meanwhile, see Fluoride Alert .org for more information