The incineration of waste, be it municipal or otherwise, has always been a highly controversial subject and as a result, many individuals and organisations who have much to add to the debate have been reluctant to become engaged. This has left a gap within which often exaggerated, and in some cases false, claims and theories have been allowed to flourish. In an attempt to facilitate a more reasoned debate, and as part of its Public Acceptability of Incineration project (see NSCA News and Views in this issue), NSCA organised a one day conference on 28 June at the Royal Society of Arts, London, on waste incineration. The keynote address, which is reproduced below in full, was given by Chris Mullin MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the DETR, whose responsibilities include waste.
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