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City Council hearing spotlights debate over Chester incinerator as waste-disposal contract nears
Summary
Council members pressed the administration about the upcoming solid-waste disposal RFP and cited a Delaware County life-cycle study that found the Chester incinerator’s impacts worse than landfilling; the administration said it reviewed that study but is commissioning additional objective analyses and may seek a contract extension to allow full evaluation.
City Council members used Wednesday’s budget hearing to press the administration for details on the forthcoming solid-waste disposal procurement and to raise public-health concerns about the Chester (Reworld) incinerator.
Council members referenced a Delaware County life-cycle assessment presented to the committee that, according to council testimony, found incineration at the Chester plant produced 69% greater climate impact than landfilling and was ‘‘23 times as harmful’’ for combined public-health and environmental measures. Several members recited letters and testimony from children in Chester and…
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