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We the Ivybridge residents believe we should be fully consulted regarding any matter that may adversely affect our environment or our economy. This includes the quality of the air that we breathe, the amount of traffic on our roads and the price of our houses. We love Ivybridge and will do what we can to ensure that Ivybridge continues to be a beautiful, safe and desirable place to live both now and in the future.

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• EfW (Energy from Waste) is the new term used for the word 'incinerator'.
• The proposed site is just south of the A38 Lee Mill exit (the Tesco junction).
• The facility would process 275,000 tonnes of waste each year.
• Incinerators produce ash. Fly ash is what goes up a chimney, which is filtered out. It is highly toxic and would be transported to a hazardous waste landfill in Cheltenham.
• Bottom ash is what comes out the bottom of an incinerator, not as toxic as fly ash, but still high in metals which pose a health risk.
• The disposal of ash is a problem for incinerators everywhere.
• Viridor's proposal is to convert the bottom ash into 62,500 tonnes of aggregates for the local construction market.
• Aggregate from ash is hard to sell due to health concerns. Unsold bottom ash would go into the landfill next to the river.
• Viridor has stated that there would be up to 150 lorry deliveries a day.
• Lorry movements would be between the hours of 8am - 6pm Monday to Saturday (including bank holidays) and 8am to 4pm Sundays.
• The incinerator would operate continuously around the clock.