Irvine Without Incinerators

28/06/2026

What can you smell before you can see it?

The waste incinerator at Torry, Aberdeen. Didn't get any closer than the first photo... didn't need to!

11/06/2026

https://foe.scot/what-did-we-learn-from-our-campaign-for-irvine-without-incinerators/

How did a wee group of campaigners make a project that was unknown, controversial?

Friends of the Earth Scotland

Late last year, after five years of building, and nearly two full years of local protest, Oldhall Waste Incinerator in North Ayrshire were granted the licence to fire up. This is expected to happen this month.

17/02/2026

Gosh! I hope they've got a good system to sort the waste at Oldhall ERF or the incinerator may be damaged and have to close down!

Discarded nitrous oxide canisters are exploding in waste incinerators causing staff safety concerns.

13/02/2026

What's it like living next to an incinerator?

The Environment Agency has said it was "minded" to allow the Beddington incinerator to increase the amount of waste it burns.

07/02/2026

Thank you for your support Katy Clark MSP

25/01/2026

What would Burns think?

( with a name like that he must have known something about incineration)

25/01/2026

Shame on you !

Environmental campaigners write to Octopus Energy urging them to withdraw financial support for controversial Irvine waste incinerator.

09/12/2025

Dorset Council are taking air quality around the incinerator very seriously.
Are you, North Ayrshire Council ?

Irvine Times
Irvine Herald and Kilwinning Chronicle

Opponents argue the incinerator will cause air pollution and damage the local tourism industry.