The entrails of slaughtered livestock would power the proposed plant

More than 100 people attended a public meeting on Anglesey on Wednesday to voice their concerns about the proposed �4.5m biogas plant at Gwalchmai.

Gillian Thomas, a member of the campaign against the scheme, said: "No one in the village wants it here."

Anglesey Biogas has said the latest technology would be used to prevent smells from the rotting entrails.

The firm claims animal products from the island's slaughterhouses could be used to produce electricity for 600 homes.

But residents are worried the plant will create odours and increase traffic in the area.

No one is saying that we don't want places like these. Recycling is good but not on the outskirts of a small county village Gillian Thomas

The area's community council discussed the plans on Monday but the public was not able to take part in that debate.

Ms Thomas, who was at Wednesday's public meeting, told BBC Radio Cymru: "No one in the village wants it (the biogas plant) here and with a bit of luck collecting the money we can fight it as it will harm the village.

Not an incinerator

"No one is saying that we don't want places like these. Recycling is good but not on the outskirts of a small rural village."

Fellow campaigner Sian Williams said the group hoped to raise several thousand pounds.

She said: "We have decided to raise money to pay for a campaign and a solicitor to argue our case to stop the plans."

Anglesey Biogas has said waste material would be sent to the planned plant in sealed units and left to rot in special tanks.

The firm has said blood and other waste products would also be used to create gas to fuel an engine to produce electricity.

The company has said the planned plant would not be an incinerator, and that the gas would be produced from primarily liquid materials.

Both Gwalchmai and Bryngwran community councils have opposed the application, which goes before the island's planners next month.