NEARLY 60 lorry-loads of rubbish have already arrived at a quarry in south east Cornwall because Plymouth's current landfill site at Chelson Meadow has reached its capacity. The transfer of household rubbish from Devon to Lean Quarry, near Liskeard, started on Tuesday and it is expected that more than 1,500 tonnes of Plymouth's waste will be transported across the River Tamar every week. It is part of a £30m agreement set up between Plymouth City Council and Viridor Waste Management which will last until 2014. It has angered residents of Cornwall who are unhappy at Plymouth's waste being dumped in this area. A spokesman for Plymouth City Council said Viridor would not be commenting on the issue but added that a long-term solution to the waste problem was being sought. 'Plymouth residents and indeed residents living in surrounding areas – including Cornwall – have all used Plymouth's Chelson Meadow landfill site in the past,' said the spokesman, who added that the council had this week been given permission to proceed with plans to build a waste incinerator and recycling centre at Ernesettle and Coypool. (See page 3.) 'While the council has recognised the need for a long-term waste solution, the closure date for Chelson Meadow was brought forward,' he added. 'In this circumstances an interim waste disposal arrangement had to be put in place for Plymouth while a longer term treatment solution is being looked at.'