CUMBERLAND — Walter and Renee Ducharme were the couple that made C&D facilities — construction and demolition debris processing plants — the buzz phrase around town this summer.

After generating enough public support to prompt a Providence recycler to back out of plans to build a processing plant in town this summer, the Ducharmes continue their mission to make sure Cumberland does not become home to a solid-waste recycler, spearheading the fight against another developer looking to build a similar facility in town.

The couple, who own The Jungle Junction, a pet store on Mendon Road, drew attention to a processing plant being proposed by Coastal Recycling, a Providence recycler and trash hauler, at 1226 Mendon Rd., just 160 feet away from the couple’s house.

They pleaded with the town not to approve the proposed plant and generated enough concern to make the proposal a major issue in the local elections, particularly the mayoral race.

After months of pouring through Internet sites and state Department of Environmental Management files and speaking with town officials, the Ducharmes formed an opposition group.

Stop Trashing Our Place, or STOP, has since launched a Web site — www.stoptrashingourplace.org — and is organizing fundraisers and working with the Toxics Action Center, a regional environmental group, in order to increase its visibility and membership.

The Ducharmes are mired in a legal battle against New England Dispose, a company looking to build a recycling plant at 24 Martin St.

Lawyers representing that company subpoenaed the couple’s phone and e-mail records, saying that the couple illegally received legal advice from a former Zoning Board member and Town Council members.

The town Zoning Board of Appeals hearings regarding the Ducharmes appeal of the New England Dispose proposal are still ongoing, with a ruling still months away.

“It is burdensome, but we’re relentless,” Walter Ducharme said. “We started it and we’ll finish it.”