Stop the Burn! Again! Plans to reopen Robbins Incinerator

The Illinois EPA has proposed to re-activate the Robbins Incinerator to burn 700 Million pounds of wood annually! If this wood were stacked on a football field the pile would reach more than 37 stories high. The incinerator would burn demolition debris and would police its own 'fuel supply' leaving us vulnerable to corporate crime. The burning would emit tons of pollutants, including lead into our already compromised air. The project will require a permit from the Illinois EPA because of its emissions. The reference permit number is: 07060081. A public hearing was held April 8 at Keller School in Robbins.

You can send your comments on or before May 8, 2008 regarding the IEPA proposal to re-permit the Robbins Incinerator to now burn wood.

Send comments first to: Illinois EPA, Re: Robbins Community Power, P.O. Box 19276, Springfield, IL 62794-9276, phone - 217/782-5544.

You may also want to send a note to: Illinois EPA Director , Douglas P. Scott at douglas.scott@epa.state.il.us.

submitted by Jan Favia