Tire Burning - Radio Announcements
Pacifica Papers is test burning 40 tons per day of chipped rubber tires in their power boiler at the Mill. They hope to receive a permit to continue this burning permanently. Tire burning produces dioxins and other harmful substances which can have a direct impact on the health of people in this community. To find out more about our concerns with tire burning, contact the Alberni Environmental Coalition at 723-4666. Information sheets are available on request
Pacifica Papers is test burning 40 tons per day of chipped rubber tires in their power boiler at the Mill. They hope to receive a permit to continue this burning permanently.
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, tire burning produces dioxins even in incinerators with good air pollution control equipment. For more information outlining our concerns with tire burning, contact the Alberni Environmental Coalition at 723-4666. Information sheets are available on request.
The government of British Columbia has been committed to the elimination of organo-chlorines from the province's pulp and paper industry by the year 2002. Is the government of British Columbia backing away from its own legislation? For more information outlining our concerns with tire burning, dioxins and the potential release of other harmful substances, contact the Alberni Environmental Coalition at 723-4666. Information sheets are available on request.
