United States and Canada
In the U.S. and Canada, GAIA is supporting local campaigns against the construction of new
waste incinerators, the expansion of older facilities, and the adoption
of incentives for these polluting technologies at the state and
national levels. Learn more.
In the Spotlight
End of Moratorium in Massachusetts: A Mistake
by Monica Wilson, GAIA
May 8th, 2013
by Monica Wilson, GAIA
May 8th, 2013
On May 6, 2013, two papers in the Midwest ran articles that should be required reading for any city considering incineration.
Metro Vancouver should end garbage incineration: study
by Jeff Nagel, Surrey Leader
April 2nd, 2013
by Jeff Nagel, Surrey Leader
April 2nd, 2013
A new report urges Metro Vancouver not to build any new waste-to-energy plants and that its existing garbage incinerator in Burnaby be phased out
B.C. study advocates model of zero waste
by Carlito Pablo, Straight.com
March 28th, 2013
by Carlito Pablo, Straight.com
March 28th, 2013
Marc Lee of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ imagines a postconsumerist society that emphasizes re-design and re-use before recycling.
New Report Slams “Sustainable” Biomass Energy [The Biomass Monitor]
by Josh Schlossberg, The Biomass Monitor, Energy Justice Network
by Josh Schlossberg, The Biomass Monitor, Energy Justice Network
The first-of-its-kind report dissects "sustainability standards" being proposed by the UK government to grease the skids for an unprecedented expansion in biomass incineration—much of which would come from the US and global south—while profiling the entities that would craft and monitor these standards.
Why Doesn't Your City Have Curbside Composting?
by Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones Magazine
September 10th, 2012
by Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones Magazine
September 10th, 2012
Why don't more cities and states make it easier for us to compost? The answer: Big Trash.
