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As announced in last week’s District Post, plans to create a substantial 24 hour incinerator plant on the site of the former Wealden Brickworks in Langhurstwood Road on the outskirts of Horsham have been re-presented. Britaniacrest Recycycling previously submitted an application to West Sussex County Council but this was withdrawn following residents’ concerns over pollution and environmental damage. Britaniacrest are described as one of the south’s leading private waste management companies and they state that they are: “Passionate about recycling and protecting the environment” and that they have: “achieved 0% to landfill for customers - recycling 90% of the current 250,000 tonnes of waste received yearly.” The planning application comes at a time of mounting concern over the levels of packaging generated by supermarkets and other retail outlets, substantial quanti-
ties of which cannot currently be recycled, and finds its way back into the food chain via the oceans. Also, cut backs have resulted in a reduction in the frequency of household waste collections and a restriction of the opening times of waste facilities, such as Horsham’s Hop Oast. While there is pressure on supermarkets and other businesses to cut down on the amount of packaging waste that they distribute, progress is slow and alternative action is urgently required if the level of landfill – which can be odorous and attract scavengers – is to be curtailed. Britaniacrest contend that they have the experience, knowledge and technology to create innovative solutions for safe, environmentally friendly recycling processes for plastics, wood, metal and builders’ rubble and that they have listened to and resolved concerns voiced about their original proposals and have lowered the height of the buildings that would be constructed. They also point out that in addition to 300 construction jobs during creation of their plant, there would then be 35 permanent positions at the facility. And, in an effort to allay residents’ fears they
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Biffa Waste Services close to proposed site are staging a public exhibition of their revised plans – at Roffey’s Millenium Hall this Friday (from 4pm to 7pm) and again on Saturday morning – 10am to 1pm. In Europe, Denmark and Sweden are considered to be leaders in the field of recycling plants and there are European directives
regulating such processes. But, it is certain that, whatever steps are taken to lessen the impact, the prospect of introducing a controversial recycling plant into the district’s countryside will be met with protests, ranging from worries about gas and other toxic emissions, increased road traffic,
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