New Horsham incinerator 'will burn more waste than originally suggested'

The community campaign group No Incinerator 4 Horsham says that incinerator site owners have said they expect the incinerator to receive 230,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste a year.

A spokesperson said: “The project has been controversial from the outset, with much public opposition, and was only approved on appeal after a public inquiry. It has now been revealed the incinerator will burn more waste than originally suggested.”

They added: “The planning inspector who chaired the public inquiry stated: ‘It is estimated that around 50,000 tonnes per annum would be recycled with the remaining 180,000 tonnes per annum of residual waste being combusted.’

"However, Qair, the new owners, now say that ‘although the estimate of 50,000 tonnes per annum of recycling was the intended original purpose of the overall scheme, the project will receive up to 230,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste to be processed’.

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“It is disappointing that it is intended to burn more waste in the proposed incinerator, with around 25 per cent of the waste left as ash at the end of the process, a portion of which is classified as hazardous.”

A public exhibition about Horsham’s proposed new waste incinerator is to be held on Saturday April 22 from 10.30am to 3.30pm at Tanbridge House School, Farthings Hill, Guildford Road, Horsham. The exhibition provides an opportunity for the public to engage directly with the owners, constructors and operators of the proposed incinerator.