Hackney drops opposition to £1.5bn Edmonton incinerator

Hackney Council has dropped its opposition to a proposed £1.5bn waste incinerator rebuild at Edmonton, leaving the project forecast to cost the authority millions more than expected earlier this year. The decision follows a shift after the Green Party won control in May and had pledged, ahead of the 2026 local elections, to “explore every option to cancel” the reconstruction of an ageing plant serving seven north London councils. The council now says cancelling would be financially and environmentally “devastating”, citing a commissioned review on the costs and risks of not completing the upgrade.