"Landraise
is the worst environmental option and we have to end that dependency
and we have to recycle more." Ben Bradshaw, Government Minister,
BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, 24/05/07
Leachate is the liquid that results from rain, snow, dew, and natural moisture percolating
through waste. The liquids migrating through the waste dissolve salts, pick up organic
constituents and leach heavy metals. The organic strength of landfill leachate can be
greater than 20 to 100 times the strength of raw sewage, making landfill leachate a
potentially potent polluter of soil and groundwater.
The sites are in the middle of prime land used for human food and animal feed production.
This, at a time, when there is a call by both local and national government to increase
food production in the face of spiralling overseas food and transport costs.
A beautiful unspoilt part of Sussex countryside would be damaged for generations to come
and could contravene the 'Clean Neighbourhood Environment Act 2005' and EU Regulations
The social consequences of a landfill site would be the most immediate and obvious
detrimental effect to people, ranging from constant foul odours to litter and the increased
presence of pests such as rats, flies and seagulls. The images below are links to scans
of an article about how seagulls are rapidly becoming a pest and their attraction to
landfill sites.
In strong winds the odours can travel many miles
The site plans to be operational Monday-Saturday with trucks and compacting vehicles
working every minute of the day creating significant noise pollution. Additionally,
during winter months, light pollution similar to that of a floodlit football stadium
will be seen for miles around.
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