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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI)

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Reading, Reading West & Mid Berkshire, Earley & Woodley, Wokingham communities taking action to stop the build-out and subsequent operation of now approved Incinerator.

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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.circularonline.co.uk/news/flagshi...
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Flagship reforms to deliver just 31% of England’s required waste cuts
Defra modelling shows Simpler Recycling, packaging Extended Producer Responsibility, and the Deposit Return Scheme will deliver less than a third of the reduction needed to halve residual waste per pe...
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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 10/09/2026
Getting incinerators included in the EU ETS was and is a massive win 💪 But… because, there is always a but... The proposal allows certain types of plants – specifically, combined heat-and-power (roughly 60% of EU incinerators) – to get a carbon cost discount in the first part of the phase-in 💸
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UK Without Incineration Network @ukwin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
📢✍♻ WRITE TO YOUR MP TO SUPPORT RECYCLING by asking them to support the call from 40 environmental groups urging the Government to move the UK away from harmful incineration and towards reduction, re-use and recycling. ukwin.eaction.org.uk/incineration
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The UK Hydrological Summary for July looks back at an unprecedented month. It was the driest July in both England and Wales, and third driest of any month for England (in records from 1890). Low flows in many catchments, reservoir stocks decline, dry soils... Full summary tinyurl.com/53ejhrpd
Map indicating river flows in the UK in July 2026 with key. Sites circled recorded record low flows
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UK Without Incineration Network @ukwin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
39 environmental groups have written to the new Circular Economy Minister, urging the Government to take stronger action to move away from incineration and towards recycling. Ask your MP to join this call: ukwin.eaction.org.uk/incineration
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
www.middorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
middorsetlibdems.org.uk
Vikki Slade MP Campaigns To Stop Canford Magna Incinerator
The MP says that their worst fears have been confirmed about the proposed development.
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 05/07/2026
Our heatwaves will get hotter and hotter and hotter until we get to global net zero greenhouse gas emissions and so stabilise the climate. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peak temperatures during June heatwaves of 1976 and 2026Night temperatures during June heatwaves of 1976 and 2026
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
@https://post.parliament.uk/rights-of-nature-ethical-frameworks/
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Rights of nature: Ethical frameworks
Rights of nature raise questions about the ethical basis of environmental protection and the implications of extending rights beyond humans.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Debate on #NaturesRights Bill starting shortly in #HouseofLords. You can watch live here www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 02/07/2026
Comparing the UK heatwaves of June 1976 and June 2026... Daytime maximum & night minimum temperatures were much hotter in 2026. Details: maxima over 21st-30th June in both years. Uses provisional 2026 HadUK-Grid data from Met Office NCIC. Note the difference scale is larger for night minimums.
Comparing peak temperatures during June 1976 and June 2026Comparing night-time temperatures during June 1976 and June 2026
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Diagnosis? Toxic air. Prescribed? A new Clean Air Act. We were in Parliament Square this morning, with the @healthyairuk.bsky.social, to highlight the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Clean Air Act. #CleanAirAct #AirPollution
A large replica of a prescription slip that says "diganosis: toxic air / prescribed: Clean Air Act" on it in black lettering. Big Ben is in the background and there are people milling around in the foreground and to the side.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Not a big ask - let's get rid of plastic-wrapped fruit & veg by 2030: supermarkets profit and the rest of us pay to clean up the #PlasticWaste and #PlasticPollution (and #FoodWaste)
Sign Remove plastic from fruit and veg..me holding plastic! Bag of bananas
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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 23/06/2026
Plastic pollution is the predictable result of a decades-long industry disinformation campaign. New brief: The Plastics Plot maps the nine frames the plastics industry uses to delay action and shape the terms of debate. 🧵
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 20/06/2026
Every stripe tells a story. Of changing seasons. Of rising temperatures. Of a warming world that is already affecting our landscapes, our food & our future. But this story isn't finished. The choices we make today will shape the world inherited by the next generations. #ShowYourStripes
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 20/06/2026
Survey: What would a plausible UK peak temperature be in a 2050s heatwave (assuming relatively high future emissions)? Answer will be announced on Tuesday… coincidentally during a record-breaking heatwave…
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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The complete loss of cold years in the Arctic since the 1980s is astounding. The last "blue" stripe was 1992, following the Pinatubo Volcano eruption in the summer of 1991. #ShowYourStripes #Climate #Arctic
Climate stripes for the Arctic (land and seas north of 60ºN latitude), 1900 to 2025, showing the annual average as a single bar. Colors ramp from blue for the coldest year to bright red for the warmest year.
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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Show Your Stripes Day at the University of Reading
Join our global call to ‘Show Your Stripes’ and share a powerful message about our changing climate.
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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
What is #zerowaste? In this blog, GAIA’s Global Zero Waste Cities Director Cecilia Allen urges everyone to “honor zero waste’s true spirit that drives systems change.” Reject harmful WTEs & false solutions, #GoForZeroWaste! READ: www.no-burn.org/defending-the-real-…
"the beauty of zero waste: it offers an encouraging alternative to a linear waste system that perpetuates disposal, resource depletion, climate change and pollution that threaten public health and well-being. It will not happen overnight, but it sets a clear direction." GAIA's Global Zero Waste Cities Program Director
www.no-burn.org/gaia-global-zerowaste-forum
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Glass deposit return scheme approved by Senedd
People to be offered cash or vouchers to return empty drinks bottles and cans from October 2027.
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
www.keepbritaintidy.org/introducing-...
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Introducing the deposit return scheme
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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Exchange For Change Announces Deposit Return Scheme Return Handling Fee | Exchange for Change
Exchange For Change, the industry-led organisation delivering the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, has today confirmed the fees that will be paid to return po...
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
UK government can never accept idea nature has rights, delegate tells UN
Dismissal of concept already recognised in UN declarations described as shameful, contradictory and undemocratic
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Great news - my private members' bill to introduce Nature's Rights into UK law is being introduced to the House of Lords on June 1, with Second Reading set for July 3 nataliebennett.org/2026/05/18/m...
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My Private Member's Bill on Nature's Rights - Natalie Bennett Green Party Peer #NatalieGreenPeer
In politics, luck is an important, if often under-rated, factor. And that's what you need to bring forward a private member's bill in the House of Lords with a chance for it to proceed through all sta...
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House of Commons Committees @hoccommittees.parliament.uk · 23/04/2026
The Government needs take a stronger approach to regulating ‘forever chemicals’. Read the Environmental Audit Committee’s new report on PFAS ⬇️ publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm590…
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House of Commons Committees @hoccommittees.parliament.uk · 21/04/2026
What is the true scale of the threat from air pollution? Tomorrow at 2.30, the Environmental Audit Committee is questioning experts about how air pollution affects the health of our population and the environment. Find out more ⬇️
Blurred image of a traffic jam on a road with text reading: Air pollution in England. Environmental Audit Committee
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
It's only worth going back to the Moon if it makes us look properly again at Earth, and appreciate how beautiful, precious and fragile what we have here is. The most famous images from Apollo aren't about the Moon - they're pictures of Earth. We need to stop taking our home for granted.
NASA's Blue Marble picture of Earth, from 1972
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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The race to replace petrol – and why it runs through Reading
A partnership here connects Formula One, your car, and the future of transport
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Air Pollution Control Residues (APCR) is a hazardous waste - however as a country we continue to support the burning of hazardous waste when there exists credible evidence demonstrating its negative impact upon communities and the environment.
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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House of Commons Committees @hoccommittees.parliament.uk · 17/04/2026
The Environmental Audit Committee have launched an inquiry into HM Treasury and the economics of climate and nature 👉 committees.parliament.uk/committee/…
HM Treasury and the economics of climate and nature. We've launched an inquiry.
Photo shows the HM Treasury building on Whitehall, Westminster, London.
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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bills.parliament.uk
Waste Incinerators Bill Stages - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament
View stages which have occurred or have been scheduled for Waste Incinerators Bill
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
2nd Reading of the Waste Incinerators Bill to take place on 17 April 2026.
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
www.scarabtrust.org.uk/post/micropl...
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Microplastics as Pathogen Carriers: A Hidden Threat in Our Oceans
Microplastic pollution has become a major environmental concern, receiving growing interest from scientists, policymakers, and the general public. While much attention has been given to the persistenc...
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
www.scarabtrust.org.uk/post/the-bur...
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The Burning Question: How Safe Are Waste Incinerators?
Considered one of the greatest environmental risks to health, air pollution is laden with fine particulate matter that causes cardiovascular and respiratory disease, cancers, and substantial mortality...
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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Calls for plastic recycling changes to be green, fair and safe
Civil society groups from across the UK have united on the UN International Day of Zero Waste (30 March 2026) to tell UK and devolved governments not to waste the opportunity to make mandatory bin col...
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
📢 Next year, all our bin collections are changing as plastic film recycling collections are introduced. 38 groups say policy makers across the UK must make sure their plans are sustainable, fair and safe: foe.scot/wp-content/u...
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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Dealing with food waste by burning it in incinerators is a terrible idea for the climate, and undermines #zerowaste strategies that turn food waste into a valuable resource to build healthy soils and cool the planet. Learn more: www.no-burn.org/resources/ri... #ThisIsZeroWaste #ZeroWasteDay
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2495097...
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Man starts anti-incinerator petition and says 'we don't want to get shafted again'
A GROUP of residents is fighting against the application to build an incinerator at Canford Magna.
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2590737...
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Outraged mum of two pleads to stop air 'toxic' incinerator plan
A community action group is raising funds to stop plans for an incinerator in Canford.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The public are getting sick while sewage is pumped into our rivers and seas, and water companies keep getting away with it. This cannot continue. Water must be run for public good, not private profit. #CleanWater #PublicOwnership
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
www.greenpeace.org.uk/resources/tr...
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Trashed: how the UK is still dumping plastic waste on the rest of the world
The UK is a major contributor to the world’s plastic crisis, generating more plastic waste per person than any other country except the USA. Our recycling system is already overwhelmed by plastic wast...
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
thebigplasticcount.com
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Join The Big Plastic Count
The UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste.
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
www.thenational.scot/news/2591605...
thenational.scot
Octopus Energy green image 'going up in smoke' fume activists over Irvine incinerator
OCTOPUS Energy’s green reputation is “going up in smoke” after the firm doubled down on its decision to invest in a new waste incinerator…
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
www.circularonline.co.uk/features/the...
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The great policy shift: What 2026 means for local authorities and operators
Andrea Lockerbie breaks down the key policy changes coming in 2026 and how they could redefine the sector.
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UK Without Incineration Network @ukwin.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The Big Plastic Count is back! Join the tens of thousands taking part in the UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste to uncover the true scale of the UK’s plastics crisis and to call on the government to do more. Sign up to count your plastic at tbpc2026.com/ukwin
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Join The Big Plastic Count
The UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste.
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
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WMW | Co-composting: South Tyrol's biogas plant leads digestate-to-compost pilot
A pioneering pilot project in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano is demonstrating how the by-products of anaerobic digestion can be transformed into…
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
www.letsrecycle.com/news/opinion...
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OPINION: Circular economy must be a growth strategy, not just a waste policy - letsrecycle.com
Dimitra Rappou, Executive Director – Sustainable Products at CPI, highlights the economic opportunity of a well-aligned circular economy framework.
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Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI) @incineratorrati.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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Zero Waste Europe urges EPR funding to be ring-fenced - letsrecycle.com
Zero Waste Europe has proposed that EPR schemes across the EU should be mandated to fund waste reduction and management.
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