'Only two tools in the belt' according to Georgia Elliott-Smith Fighting Dirty - public opinion and legal enforcement. But shouldn't we be handling sewage sludge/bioresources better anyway? It's a touchy issue in the water sector, making this ep a must listen:
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Why are Fighting Dirty so concerned about sewage sludge application to land in the UK? Georgia Elliott-Smith is our guest on new episode 'Bioresources' out today. Plus Paul Shaffer from CIWEM discusses water sector's role. Big current enviro issue. Be informed.
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27 individual members, 6 campaign groups, ALL concerned about 12 gasworks sites and
⏺️the impact of contaminated land on health
⏺️Overdevelopment
⏺️Affordable housing
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Subscribe to Planet Possible on your podcast player & catch March’s episode on bioresources feat. Fighting Dirty & CIWEM discussing bioresources, regulation & what the future could & should look like. #Bioresources #PlanetPossible George Monbiot

.Georgia Elliott-Smith of Fighting Dirty on why they're taking govt to court over testing of sewage sludge that's spread to land.
Latest episode of Planet Possible gets down & dirty on legal action, solutions options & consequences. No easy answers. George Monbiot
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This is why a group of us, called Fighting Dirty are taking the government to court over its multiple failures to protect people and ecosystems from hazardous chemicals, beginning with its outrageous refusal to test or regulate the many toxins being spread on farmland in sewage…

Sighs of relief this beautiful morning with a shift in weather systems bringing some relief. A noticable impact is the amount of run-off from agricultural fields turning roads to rivers. Perhaps this will change with increased focus on soil health + pollution? Fighting Dirty

'when I took legal action...the government had to show up, they had to make disclosures...all those things that you just don't get as a campaigner' Georgia Elliott-Smith on MPs who disregard voters & why Fighting Dirty are turning to the Courts to get laws enforced.

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Should sewage sludge be tested for microplastics and forever chemicals before it is spread on agricultural land as a fertilizer?

Fighting Dirty has been granted permission for a High Court hearing to challenge the UK Environment Agency on this matter 👇

Farmers Weekly George Monbiot Georgia Elliott-Smith Fighting Dirty It's not unknowingly...
'a limit of 0.15% of plastic is allowed by the Food Standards Agency.'

Good, the UK already knew that there were plastics in animal feed. I hope they win.

Important case🚨

In our study at Cardiff University we found that 1 % of the weight of fertiliser spread on European farmland was made up of #microplastic 👇

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Please follow Fighting Dirty . . . and if you don’t already George Monbiot . The NGO’s haven’t the guts for this - so let’s support those who do

We've launched a new legal campaign called Fighting Dirty - Fighting Dirty - against lethal forms of pollution. Our first focus is on a greatly neglected but enormous scandal: the unregulated dumping of a wide range of toxins on farmland. Please support us if you can. Thanks.

Well done Fighting Dirty - it's great to see the scandal of sewage sludge is finally getting the attention it deserves.

Here in Scotland we've also been working with communities to challenge public bodies over the lack of testing & regulation: ercs.scot/news/sewage-sl…

Fighting Dirty No sewage sludge is going to contaminate soil and groundwater. It is like the leachate of the tonnes of waste decaying in landfill, containing heavy metals like zinc, arsenic, ..
In #India they are going to start a LTP leachate treatment plant twitter.com/The_earthenlif…

Environmental group Fighting Dirty has been granted a High Court hearing to challenge the Environment Agency over its axing of a pledge to have sewage sludge tested for land contaminants before use as fertiliser. Julia represents leighdaylaw.info/3v4czD4

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How many campaigners, small businesses & concerned residents get, in Georgia Elliott-Smith' words, only 'knock backs & platitudes'?

So much in this episode of Planet Possible including why Fighting Dirty are taking on a loaded system through the courts.
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Fighting Dirty They also don‘t oppose rubber crumb leachate (microplastics) entering waterways from artificial turf pitch runoff despite a 2009 quality protocol advising to treat it like sewage. The fact that children are playing on these ‘sewage’ & PFAS pitches all over UK is another matter!