Plans for a new community recycling centre in Pyle will go before councillors later this week.
The centre on the Village Farm Industrial Estate in Pyle is planned to be a direct replacement for the existing facility at Tythegston.
Council officers said the proposed modern facility was “a fundamental part” of the local authority achieving Welsh Government targets for household waste.
It will be operated by Kier as part of the company’s waste contract with Bridgend County Borough Council (BCBC).
Under the proposals put forward by BCBC, residents will access the site via Sturmi Way and leave via Heol Mostyn, using a one-way system.
Meanwhile, operators and HGVs will access the site off Heol Mostyn to the south of a retained office building on the vacant site.
However, a number of businesses on the estate are objecting to the development.
They said it was “already impossible” to get off the estate at peak times, the development would have an adverse impact on their businesses, and it would increase the risk of accidents and road rage on the estate.
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They also fear there will be an increase in vermin, odours and air pollution.
Ward councillor Mike Kearn, who requested the application come before the development and control committee, said his constituents had questioned whether the access road was suitable for queuing traffic, and raised safety concerns over the nearby entrance to Cynffig Comprehensive School and a nursery.
In a report going before councillors, he said: “I must also express concern about the additional traffic that will be using the A48 entrance to the trading estate.
“This is already a serious congestion point which creates traffic queues back to and onto the roundabout at key points of the working day.
“There are no traffic lights or pedestrian crossing points to safeguard pedestrians and drivers.”
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Pyle Community Council said it objected to the increased number of vehicles having to negotiate the junction at the entrance into the estate, pointing out it had been the scene of fatal accidents, and the increased traffic could lead to more.
Officers said there would be work done to improve the junction to increase capacity and the site will be managed to ensure that there will not be any detrimental impacts from pollution.
They are recommending the plans be approved, subject to conditions.
The BCBC development control committee is on Thursday, May 9.
