A campaign group fighting controversial plans to build a recycling and waste transfer site is carrying out a survey of thousands of residents.

The Dump the Dump group, which is opposing a scheme by waste company Onyx to build a £10 million plant in Hollingdean Lane, Brighton, held a march from Hollingdean to The Level in Brighton on Saturday.

Protesters handed out surveys to people who live in Brighton and Hove to discover their attitudes to waste disposal. A spokesman said: "The survey contains neutral questions about waste disposal to ascertain what people's concerns are.

"There has never been any proper consultation about the Hollingdean depot."

Brighton and Hove City Council has said there was consultation during the process to put together the Waste Local Plan but campaigners say this is not the same as consultation solely on the planning application submitted by Onyx for the Hollingdean depot site.

The Waste Local Plan covers Brighton and Hove and East Sussex and identifies sites across the region for waste treatment.

Onyx, which has a 25-year contract with Brighton and Hove City Council and East Sussex, is thought to be considering withdrawing its planning application and replacing it with a new one, which it hopes would be more acceptable to residents.

The council has already received 2,000 formal objections to the proposal. People are objecting on grounds of pollution caused by an increase in lorries, traffic congestion and inappropriate use of the land in a residential area. The plant would also be adjacent to two schools.

Dump the Dump supporters aim to collect the general views of 3,000 city residents to establish how people feel about waste disposal, recycling and how it should be carried out.