00:00Did you know that burning rubbish in the UK is now the dirtiest way to generate electricity?
00:05Yes, you heard that right.
00:07While most of us think of waste incinerators as a green alternative to landfills.
00:12Nearly half of the rubbish produced in UK homes, especially plastic, is being burned in massive incinerators.
00:19And guess what?
00:20The amount of greenhouse gases these incinerators produce is on par with the dirtiest coal plants,
00:26which the UK just phased out last month.
00:29Experts are calling it a disaster for the climate, and some are demanding an immediate ban on new incinerators.
00:35But here's the kicker.
00:36While Wales and Scotland are already banning them, England is still approving new ones.
00:41Why is this happening?
00:43The councils are locked into multi-billion pound contracts with incinerator companies, some lasting over 20 years.
00:50That means, even if councils want to recycle more and burn less, they could face hefty fines.
00:56And what's worse?
00:57More plastic waste is going to incinerators.
01:00Plastic, made from fossil fuels, which produces 175 times more carbon dioxide than landfill.
01:07With the UK aiming for zero carbon emissions by 2030, continuing to burn waste for energy is a major setback.
01:14If we're serious about clean energy, it's time to rethink this practice.
01:19What do you think? Should we ban waste incinerators?
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