AN exhibition setting out MVV Umwelt's plans to recycle thousands of tonnes of ash at Whitecleaves Quarry will be held at St Luke's Church Hall today from 1pm-7pm.

Company representatives will be on hand to answer questions.

The company has carried out a leaflet drop of every household in the town to explain its plans in more detail.

The German waste disposal company has been selected as the preferred bidder for the waste-to-power plant at Devonport Naval Base.

Andy Smith, MVV Umwelt's director of local government affairs, said the Plymouth plant would handle municipal solid waste from Bovey Tracey southwards.

Pollutants would be extracted during the burning process.

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