Greens back £1.5bn Edmonton incinerator after warning there is ‘no better option’

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In a statement, Green members said they remained instinctively opposed to burning rubbish but have been ‘left with no better options’

Green politicians who previously opposed the reconstruction of Edmonton’s controversial waste incinerator have insisted there is “no better option” than pressing ahead with the £1.5 billion project - in a dramatic shift of their position.

Ahead of local elections, Green representatives across North London pledged to explore every possible route to halt the development.

But after taking control of the North London Waste Authority, the party says it has inherited what it describes as a “poisoned chalice”.

In a statement, Green members said they remained instinctively opposed to burning rubbish but had concluded that abandoning the scheme would risk catastrophic financial consequences.

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