A stop the incinerator campaign has been launched in the aftermath of the borough’s waste plan consultation.

The Croydon green Party has teamed up with concerned residents and local environmentalists to fight the plans they fear will result in an incinerator built in Croydon.

The campaign calls for an immediate end to the South London Waste Partnership in its present form and the adoption of a zero waste strategy.

It also wants an extensive information campaign to inform people of the importance of recycling and an immediate reversal of the European Parliament’s decision to repackage incinerators as energy from waste plants.

Chairman of the organisation, Croydon resident Paul Pickering, said: “The numbers attending the workshop indicate that people are still unaware about the issues surrounding this critical development and the impact it will have on their lives, their health and the value of their properties.

“To my surprise, we have found that the government’s planned roll out of incinerators is fostering similar campaign groups across the country. We are not the only ones worried.”

Secretary for the Stop The Incinerator campaign group, the Green Party’s Shasha Khan said: “The key consultation was the first one, which was hardly publicized, because arguably, it has given the council the ticket it needed to procure. If the Green Party had not obtained the procurement contract, the council would not have been forced to make statements about the nature of the waste plan.”

The formation of the group follows a public consultation by the South London Waste Partnership on September 7 where residents were asked to write any concerns on post-it notes.

The group will officially be launched on September 23 at 7.30pm at Ruskin House, where guest speakers who defeated the proposed mass burn incinerator in Capel, Surrey will give their views.

For more information visit stoptheincinerator.co.uk.