David Ford MLA said new housing developments in the Mayfield and Hightown area would also be badly affected by the proposal.
He said: "I do have concerns over the proposed Mallusk site. I don't think the local infrastructure is adequate. I have doubts over whether the small country roads will be able to handle the amount of large trucks that will be travelling to the site.
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"I believe that putting this type of facility in an industrial site, with nearby companies being able to benefit from the heat produced by the facility, will be far more suitable.
"Plans for Bombardier to build an energy from waste facility to benefit from cheap electricity have been approved, but it is not clear whether this plant would be able to accept domestic waste."
(CD/JP)
