A decision on whether a controversial incinerator will be built on the border of Merseyside and Lancashire has been pushed back as protestors continue their efforts to get the plans turned down.
Proposals for an incinerator at Simonswood Industrial Park on Stopgate Lane in Bickerstaffe, near Ormskirk, which would see thousands of tonnes of medical waste burnt each year have been a bone of contention for hundreds of people living in the area for a number of months. The plans estimate that 3,650 tonnes of hazardous waste and smaller amounts of non-toxic waste would be burned at the site, with a decision now deferred following a meeting yesterday (Wednesday, September 7).
The plans have been the subject of an ongoing dispute between the applicant, Culzean W2E Limited and a 3,300-member campaign group called 'Stop the Simonswood Incinerator'. The company claims that Public Health England studies show modern, well run and regulated incinerators are not a significant risk to public health, but campaigners have hit out saying there are still serious health risks.
