FRANCIS Ray’s letter 'Confusing Stroud with Adelaide' shows admirable interest in an alternative to the incinerator, but his references to me, ART GL and the community benefit “waste as a resource” plant we plan are very far from the mark.

The proposed Stroud R4C (integrated waste resource recovery recycling and refining facility) will use well-proven, standard processes. The company behind the R4C is called ART GL, but no Mr Ray, the ART in Adelaide you interestingly unearthed has absolutely nothing to do with us.

The Stroud R4C plant would indeed divert around 94 per cent of all waste collected away from incineration or landfill – and put the valuable resources recovered to much better use. The data behind these claims is drawn from careful modelling of half a dozen previous plants and has been verified by independent bodies, including SLR in Bristol.

The R4C would be run for community benefit, with no big company profits. It will use technology provided on a free licence from Biocentre Ltd. For more background Google eg 'Biocentre,' or 'waste advanced MBHT'. The plant would deliver £10m of annual savings to local council taxpayers, with vastly better environmental impact, and no ghastly incinerator or emissions.

Of course, there would be almost no waste left to send to the incinerator. And a much cheaper process means no need for a £500m contract from UBB. We can certainly ask why some in GCC keep briefing against this community-friendly solution; what are they protecting?

The Stroud R4C plan is progressing – the incinerator is far from a done deal– and we very much welcome input from all that are interested. The more you know, the more you become convinced that there really is a much better way, and we can have this in Gloucestershire.

Tom Jarman

Selsley