The Department of Infrastructure recently gave the go-ahead to build the ARC 21 waste incinerator at Mallush.
South Antrim MLA David Ford said the decision was "disappointing".
Mr Ford said: "The location, in a rural site but requiring heavy lorries to travel through suburban housing with an already inadequate road structure, is totally unsuitable, making this decision frustrating and disappointing for all those who worked hard to stop the plans getting the final go-ahead. An industrial area, where use could be made of the heat generated as well as the electricity would have been much more suitable and would question how the Boghill site will be able to sustain such a venture.
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"By securing energy from waste, this incinerator may well have some environmental benefits overall, but this should never come at the expense of the safety of residents and other road users in the Mallusk area."
(CD/MH)
