Sir – I am horrified to understand from your article (October 22), that Oxfordshire County Council’s plans to buy an incinerator are only ‘on hold’.

Surely an incinerator of the type planned should be thought through seriously, as it has been banned in the USA for health and safety reasons.

Do we want a second-rate incinerator in our patch? Furthermore, why are no alternative methods of waste management being studied by our elected county council representatives?

Jill Eldridge, Berinsfield