DEVELOPERS are promising around 220 new jobs under a £200 million plan for a waste recycling plant near Hatfield Colliery.
Consultation on the scheme starts next week and experts behind the plan claim it will revolutionise the way rubbish is processed in the UK.
The Doncaster Energy from Waste Project - known as DEW - proposes to combine tried and tested technologies from different parts of the world to create the first ever facility of its kind, improving levels of recycling and creating green energy.
Stainforth's Doncaster ward coun Norah Troops says today she was still waiting for all the details of the scheme before deciding whether to support it.
She said: "I have worries about it, but I want all the detail first. I have concerns about the environment, but they have said there will be minimal emmissions. We need to wait and see."
Bosses claim the system will be the most environmentally friendly way to eliminate rubbish and will provide almost 100 per cent diversion from landfill.
They say it can take waste from households and commercial operations and all recyclable materials, such as glass, plastics and metals, would be treated and fed into an adjacent Eco-Park that would transform them into marketable products.
The DEW Project also includes a series of processes that makes use of the non recyclable waste. The recovery process produces a fibre used in boilers to produce green energy which is then fed into the National Grid.
The project is a partnership between regional regeneration expert and land owner Waystone Ltd, energy-from-waste company AvVail Ltd, and a major energy firm, which has not yet been revealed.
Professor Markus Vinzent, director of AvVail, said: "The process is the world's greenest solution to processing waste and delivers against the Government strategy to reduce overall waste and maximise recycling. When the plant is operational we expect to employ approximately 220 people with jobs ranging from management to semi-skilled.
"We have also pledged to donate a percentage of funds generated from the plant into a community fund that is used to support local services, plant over a quarter of a million trees and provide a thriving place to live, work and play."
Waystone Ltd's managing director, Stuart McLoughlin, added: "The DEW Project will be the catalyst for much broader regeneration for the wider area and opens up some exciting prospects."
A public consultation programme will start tomorrow with a brochure drop to local households and a series of presentations in Stainforth, Dunscroft and Hatfield.
The Star, South Yorkshire
Published Date: 11 March 2009