Edmonton incinerator expansion 'fundamentally unjust', say residents

The waste incinerator sits in one of the poorest areas of the country, where air pollution already breaches legal limits

• UK waste incinerators three times more likely to be in deprived areas

Georgia Elliott-Smith lives near the Edmonton EcoPark waste incinerator in north London. It sits in one of the poorest areas in the country, where 65% of the residents are from ethnic minority backgrounds and air pollution already breaches legal limits.

The waste-to-energy incinerator is run by the North London Waste Authority (NLWA), serves seven London local authorities, and is planning to expand to increase its capacity by 200,000 tonnes.