The public will get their say on controversial plans to create a £120million incinerator in the south of Aberdeen this month.
Two consultations will be held in Torry to give residents the chance to voice their concerns and comments about the proposed Energy from Waste facility at the East Tullos industrial estate.
Plans for the development would involve incinerating the non-recyclable waste from Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray, and is expected to be funded by the three region’s local authorities.
The creation of the energy site would be a key factor for the city council’s waste strategy, which seeks to turn Aberdeen completely waste-free by 2025.
The planned facility would be able to process around 150,000 tonnes of waste a year, with most of it coming from homes in the city and Aberdeenshire.
But local residents in Torry and Tullos have raised a number of concerns about the development.
David Fryer, secretary of the Torry Community Council, said: “The view at our last community council was that we were not happy at all about this, and we object strenuously to the proposed location.
“There are health and environmental issues, and it’s once again overwhelming Torry with industrial development.
“And if, and it’s a big if, there was a need for this facility, it should be nowhere near a settled residential community.
“We are also aware that there is a bio-mass heating plant up at the Bridge of Don, which can pump hot water all the way into the city centre, so that clearly demonstrates you don’t have to put them anywhere near where people stay.”
The consultations will take place on Monday November 16 from 10am to 9pm at St Fittick’s Church in Torry, and the next day from noon to 9pm at the Altens Hotel on Souterhead Road.