A bid to use animal waste to feed a new energy plant has been rejected after it was dismissed as a lot of "greenwash" by a councillor.
The developers of the planned anaerobic digester at Bangley Quarry, north of Haddington, applied to have a condition barring them from using animal by-products (ABPs) lifted after saying they had been approached by local farmers.
But at a virtual meeting of East Lothian Council's planning committee concerns were raised over the change of plans for the plant which saw construction stall during the pandemic.
