Waste incinerator plan on display

The Waste Recycling Group operates the Allington incinerator in Kent

Plans for an energy-from-waste (EfW) incinerator in Oxfordshire are set to be unveiled later to residents who could end up living near it.

Oxfordshire County Council is considering two bids to build an incinerator, either at Sutton Courtenay or Ardley landfill sites.

The Waste Recycling Group's plans go on display at a public meeting in Sutton Courtenay parish church at 1930 BST.

Up to 300,000 tonnes a year would be incinerated to generate electricity.

Waste management company Viridor, which wants to build at Ardley near Bicester, unveiled its plans on 2 September.

The council invited bids as part of its strategy to dispose of residual waste over the next 25 years.

Rather than send waste to landfill, up to 300,000 tonnes would be incinerated at Ardley or Sutton Courtenay to generate electricity.

Both proposals have attracted local opposition although the county council could award a contract next Spring.

Campaigners against the plans will be able to have their say at the village meeting.