South Gloucestershire Council's Waste contractors, SITA, are planning to build an In-Vessel Composting Facility in the green belt, near the M4 motorway. The access would be down Batchfield Lane, opposite the Crematorium.
Claire Young attended a briefing on the plans last week. The facility would be able to take up to 30 000 tonnes of food, cardboard and garden waste a year.
Collection vehicles would bring waste to the site between 7am and 5pm and 40T articulated lorries would take the compost away. Vehicle movements are expected to be in the region of 24-30 a day. Claire drew SITA's attention to the recent decision to implement the Westerleigh village weight limit, meaning that waste could not travel through Westerleigh itself.
Claire also asked SITA to consult with the public. They have promised to hold a drop-in session for local residents to see and discuss the plans.
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