Residents have been given the chance to air their views on controversial plans to build a £180million incinerator in East Tullos.
Three drop-in events are being held in the south of the city this week over proposals to create the scheme at an industrial estate off Greenbank Crescent.
The sessions coincide with the submission of a planning application.
If the proposals are given the green light, the plant would be able to take in 150,000 tonnes of waste a year – both household and commercial – collected by Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray councils.
From 2021, Scottish councils will be banned from putting any biodegradable waste into landfill. But the incinerator would be operational by then if the move went ahead and would produce low cost energy – about 10MW of electricity and/or 20MW of heat for local users.
The first consultation was held at St Fitticks Parish Church on Monday. And yesterday, there was a session at Aberdeen Altens Hotel with council staff and technical advisors on hand to answer questions.
Visitors were offered the opportunity to examine the plans, including environmental information and an artist’s impression of the plant.
Among the visitors was one Torry resident who was sceptical of the whole project.
The man, who did not wish to be named, said it was another thing being thrust on residents.
He said: “That [the incinerator] should be something out on the AWPR somewhere.
“It might be a good thing, but not if it’s anything like that place down the road, the sewerage place that has been a nightmare for years.”
HGV lorries would bring rubbish to the site and acoustic cladding would be used to reduce noise.
The final event will be held in the assembly hall at Tullos Primary School on Girdleness Road today from 3.30pm to 7pm.