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Dear Candidate,

Surrey County Council's Waste Policies

I am writing to you as a candidate in the election on 5^th May 2005 because I would like to know your views on how Surrey should deal with its waste. I am looking for a candidate who will work to:-

· avoid incineration and other burning options

· promote the phasing out of landfill that has not been sorted and treated to make it less reactive and to remove materials that can be recycled

· maximise reduction, reuse, recycling and composting

· introduce doorstep collection of separated materials to be recycled including plastics, food and quality paper

· develop a closed vessel compost plant with gas capture in every district

· establish a network of Community Recycling Centres to replace Civic Amenity Sites and serve as focal points for recovering resources

· sort out the waste contract so that it delivers waste facilities based on biological not thermal treatment and on high recycling

· overturn Surrey's waste policy of 2004 which declares that incineration is currently the county council's favoured disposal option.

There have now been over 82,000 objections to incineration in Surrey. Feasible options that avoid burning yet meet targets have repeatedly come out as the best options in environmental appraisals and public consultations. I feel that it would amount to a failure of democracy if Surrey continued to promote incineration after the election. I'd be very grateful if you could let me know your position on these issues.

Yours faithfully,

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