WASTE INCINERATORS ARE THE MAJOR SOURCE OF DIOXIN IN OUR
ENVIRONMENT
Official sources in the U.K. estimate that 52-82% of dioxin in their environment comes from domestic waste incinerator. (Traffic contributes 0.17 to 4.9%) (5) . In the U.S.A. the figure is 36% (6), in Denmark 34 to 36% (7) , in Holland 78.9% (8) and in Japan 90% (9) ! Dioxin is one of the most toxic substances known to man. Animal testing in Japan showed that 1 gram of dioxin is enough to kill 10,000 people (10) .

POLLUTION FROM INCINERATORS END UP IN OUR FOOD AND BODIES
People often think that because they don't live near an incinerator they don't have to worry. Wrong! According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) we take in 90% of pollution into our bodies through food, especially food from animal origins. WHO testing done in many countries around the world found high levels of dioxin in mothers milk.

Babies are the most vulnerable as they are the recipients of the largest amounts of dioxin before birth and via their mothers milk after birth. A recent EU report on dioxin states that the exposure of first born infants, up to 2 months of age, could be between 27 and 144 times greater than the WHO recommended limit, without considering dioxin like PCBs.

No continuous monitoring of dioxins is possible - The EPA is on record saying companies would do their own monitoring, with spot checks. We know how badly landfills have been run and monitored in the past. Can we rely on the authorities to do any better with incinerators?