Six Nations incinerator polluting at up to 200 times Ontario limits – CBC
Mar 16, 2015
Six Nations silent on report that bursts ‘zero emissions’ promise from Disintegrator inventory
A garbage incinerator that ran for months on a Six Nations Reserve was found to have spewed out toxins and carcinogens at levels up to 200 times the provincial limit, according to a report obtained by CBC Hamilton.
The report, completed by an engineering firm in November 2014, says the prototype of $4.8-million garbage “Disintegrator,” which promises zero emission, released 200 times the Ontario limits of dioxins and furans, 25 times the limit of lead and cadmium, as well as above-standard levels of carbon monoxide and nitric oxide.
Protesters who stopped the initial trial run of the Disintegrator say their elected band council is “too proud” to go back on their decision to purchase the machine. They have also called for resignations of SNEC elected staff, including that of Chief Ava Hill, who did not return repeated requests for interviews since January.
