Fears over siting of treatment works

25 October 2007
 
Councillors in Merseyside are calling on the region’s waste disposal authority to reveal details of sites which are being considered for two large treatment plants.

They say there is growing public disquiet about the plants, which will replace the current waste provision – the contract for which is due to expire next year. A confidential document leaked to a Liverpool newspaper names four sites being considered by Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA) – in Gilmoss, Kirkby, Halewood, and Ditton railway sidings near Widnes.

The authority said it was discussing locations with landowners and council officials, but Cllr Ron Round, leader of Knowsley Council, said he did not believe the sites and facilities under consideration were the right solution for managing Merseyside’s waste.

Croxteth Cllr Phil Moffatt, who represents Gilmoss, said there was wide local concern. ‘We need to know what they are planning for this site.’

MWDA said it could not confirm or deny rumours that it was considering introducing an incinerator on to one of the planned sites. A statement from the authority said the MWDA wanted to develop new facilities for the recycling, processing and management of household waste, in a bid to reduce its reliance on landfill and in accordance with European legislation.

Discussions over sites were in the ‘early stages’, MWDA director, Carl Beer, said. ‘The sites being considered may not be the final locations of new facilities.’

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