THERE is no dispute that a recycling plant to treat a lot of East Lancashire's waste is badly needed.

The days when we could carry on burying all our rubbish are gone because there is just too much of it and not enough room to continue with landfill disposal.

But the big problem is that no-one wants a waste plant on their doorstep.

And although the former Huncoat power station site might seem an appropriate spot for such a complex, hundreds of people do not agree.

Two organisations are fighting the proposals and more than 300 letters of objection have been sent to Hyndburn Council.

But the issue is confused because some of the objectors are angry at safety risks posed by a constant stream of heavy trucks going through a residential area en route to the planned waste plant than about the actual complex itself.

And their fears are quite understandable.

Now Hyndburn Council itself is telling Lancashire County Council that the waste treatment plant should not be built until the former power station site gets better access - ideally a direct road from junction 8 of the M65 which would also take Whinney Hill tip traffic.

The waste recycling plant is too important to be enveloped in controversy because it has been badly sited.