Veolia is seeking to source non-recyclable commercial and industrial waste because of its Newhaven Incinerator from areas neighbouring East Sussex and Brighton and Hove.

It argues this will allow the incinerator to create enough energy to power 25,000 homes continuously.

But cllr Rod Main from Newhaven said this would cause more pollution and trucks.

Veolia applied for planning permission to East Sussex County Council to lift a planning condition to enable the scheme to proceed.

General manager for Veolia in South Downs Allan Key said the company wanted to extend the catchment area outside East Sussex and Brighton and Hove.

He said it would not lead to physical changes at the incinerator or increase to the 242,000tpa capacity.

Mr Key said:”Energy demands will improve year on year.

Cllr Main said:”They need more waste to help ESCC’s carbon footprint by pumping more carbon dioxide to the air (and it is around 100,000 tonnes pa today ) not to mention how a lot more trucks will be coming right across Sussex from who knows where adding to the pollution.

“It’s helping to power 25,000 homes. There is a proposed wind farm just off the shore which might power 20 times that and it will not be pumping 100,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere each year for the next 20 or more years.”

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