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| £40m town rubbish plans unveiled | |
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| Wrexham Council is expected to announce it has secured around £40m for a private finance initiative to open a waste management centre. | |
| It is believed the centre, which will be operated by Waste Recycling Group (WRG), will be built on the town's industrial estate. | It is believed the centre, which will be operated by Waste Recycling Group (WRG), will be built on the town's industrial estate. |
| In the past, several schemes to deal with the town's waste have run into local opposition. | In the past, several schemes to deal with the town's waste have run into local opposition. |
| The new proposal is believed to be based on recycling and composting. | The new proposal is believed to be based on recycling and composting. |
| It aims to reduce the amount of waste the council sends to landfill sites. | It aims to reduce the amount of waste the council sends to landfill sites. |
| The scheme will go out to public consultation before going through council planning procedures. | The scheme will go out to public consultation before going through council planning procedures. |
| Wrexham Council has faced opposition over some of its plans to dispose of household waste. | Wrexham Council has faced opposition over some of its plans to dispose of household waste. |
| When proposals first emerged for a rubbish incinerator on the town's industrial estate, it provoked protests and thousands signed a petition. | When proposals first emerged for a rubbish incinerator on the town's industrial estate, it provoked protests and thousands signed a petition. |
| The council also had to abandon controversial plans for a heat-treatment plant to deal with the town's rubbish. | The council also had to abandon controversial plans for a heat-treatment plant to deal with the town's rubbish. |
| It wanted to use a heat treatment process for waste. | It wanted to use a heat treatment process for waste. |
| There has also been long-running row about Hafod quarry in Johnstown, Wrexham, being used to dump household rubbish by Merseyside waste company MWH Associates. | There has also been long-running row about Hafod quarry in Johnstown, Wrexham, being used to dump household rubbish by Merseyside waste company MWH Associates. |
| Annually WRG receives, recycles and disposes of 13 million tonnes of household, commercial and industrial waste. | Annually WRG receives, recycles and disposes of 13 million tonnes of household, commercial and industrial waste. |
| The company, owned by a Spanish construction and services group aims to generate energy from waste. | The company, owned by a Spanish construction and services group aims to generate energy from waste. |