The EPA Is Changing the Rules for Plastic Recycling Plants

On March 20, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule change that could fundamentally shift how the federal ...
Hazleton Standard Speaker

Proposed plastics recycling plant discussed at meeting in Sugarloaf Twp.

SUGARLOAF TWP. — Alterra Plastics wants to build a plastics recycling facility at 42 Tomhicken Rd. in the township. Alterra would truck in discarded plastic from the tri-state area, melt it down and ...
Inside Climate News

As a Plastic Waste Plant Violates Pollution Rules, Its Owner Makes the Case for a Second Location

Belching smoke from a new plastic waste processing plant in central Ohio has stirred opposition to an even larger “chemical recycling” factory planned for Arizona by the same company. The Freepoint ...
C&EN

EPA wants to let plastic pyrolysis plants skirt Clean Air Act

The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to remove air emission regulations from plastic pyrolysis plants, also known as chemical or advanced recycling facilities, that break down plastic ...
The Herald-Dispatch

Plastic-to-fuel plant planned for the UKV draws ‘greenwashing’ concerns

CHARLESTON — A new plastic-to-fuel plant coming to the Upper Kanawha Valley promises jobs and innovation — but critics say the facility could do more harm than good. Clean-Seas West Virginia, a ...
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From waste to worth: Inside PRAN-RFL’s plastic recycling system

A broken plastic chair from a household, used for many years and eventually discarded, may once have been sold ...