Air Pollution in South Wales West

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 2:17 pm on 15 May 2019.

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Photo of David Lloyd David Lloyd Plaid Cymru 2:17, 15 May 2019

Following a very effective campaign by local residents, an application for a waste-to-energy incinerator in Llansamlet was thankfully rejected by Swansea council's planning committee last week. However, what has become apparent is that current Welsh Government policy on incinerators is not in keeping with the concerns of local people on air pollution, toxic ash and carbon dioxide, particularly when they are proposed close to residential areas and schools. We have heard of similar concerns in Barry and people are understandably calling for a tightening of Welsh Government policy on this issue. Do you recognise those concerns and is the Welsh Government prepared to reconsider its policy on incineration to bring its waste management policy in line with more sustainable solutions?