Transparency

The decision document for the permit at the nearby Drakelow incinerator gives a much more balanced account of the risks to human health. At times, it notes that there may not be insignificant levels of some compounds entering the air and it visits the risks of dioxins being digested and the levels it models will impact nearby farms. It also addresses the fact that air quality is impacted (regardless of the extent of this).

It might be a good read for anyone exploring this matter further.

Copy can be found at: https://ukwin.org.uk/library/9-PermitDecision-2020.pdf

In contrast, the Swadlincote consultation goes as far as to unequivocally state that emissions are 'safe'