Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Action-against-Waste-Incineration-in-Auckland-27MZIFVLW6OA.htmlConceptually similarAction against Waste Incineration in AucklandGP04QR5Completed★★★★Toxics Incineration Action in New ZealandGP04S0CCompleted★★★★Toxics Incineration Action in New Zealand GP0S8ICompleted★★★★Toxics Incineration Action in New Zealand GP0KV5Completed★★★★Action against Airport Incinerator in AucklandGP04RZTCompleted★★★★Greenpeace New Zealand StaffGP04O2PCompleted★★★★Greenpeace Communications Manager Suzette JacksonGP02CRYCompleted★★★★Dioxin Contamination Protest in New ZealandGP04QR4Completed★★★★★★Kaikori Estuary "river of plastic", Green Island, DunedinGP08Q6Completed★★★★★★View AllGP04QR6Action against Waste Incineration in AucklandGreenpeace activists (from left to right) Sarah Duthie, Steve Abel and Suzette Jackson in protest at the Auckland Airport. Greenpeace blocked trucks of quarantine and medical waste from entering the incinerator at Auckland International Airport (AIAL). Three activists locked themselves to barrels bolted into the ground to prevent trucks from entering the site. Two more activists hung a banner on the building reading "Stop Poisoning Us. Stop Incineration". Greenpeace demands that the facility will be replaced and that the New Zealand government bans incineration nationally.Dioxins are among the most poisonous substances known and there is no proven safe level of emissions. They are a by- product of the incineration process, and are not created by other waste disposal methods, such as steam sterilisation.Locations:Aotearoa-Auckland-OceaniaDate:29 Apr, 2003Credit:© Greenpeace / Nathalie JessupMaximum size:1600px X 1200pxKeywords:Access blockade actions-Actions and protests-Barrels-Chaining actions-Danger-Day-Gates-Greenpeace activists-Incineration-Incinerators-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Three people-Toxic waste-Toxics (campaign title)-Waste managementShoot:Action against Waste Incineration in AucklandGreenpeace blocked trucks of quarantine and medical waste from entering the incinerator at Auckland International Airport (AIAL). Three activists locked themselves to barrels bolted into the ground to prevent trucks from entering the site. Greenpeace demands that the facility will be replaced and that the New Zealand government bans incineration nationally.Dioxins are among the most poisonous substances known and there is no proven safe level of emissions. They are a by- product of the incineration process, and are not created by other waste disposal methods, such as steam sterilization.
