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Freepoint Eco-Systems Plastic Incinerator Shuts Down Amidst Community Pushback 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE // June 2, 2026 Contact: Cat Adams, cat.adams@benohio.org Hebron, Licking County, OH — On May 28, Freepoint Eco-Systems notified the Ohio EPA and Freepoint employees that it would be shutting down its Central Ohio plastic incineration facility, located outside of Hebron in Licking County, on July 26, 2026. In an email to […]

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The U.S. EPA Is Trying to Deregulate Pyrolysis. Here’s How Ohio Is Impacted.

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Clean Air Act regulations for pyrolysis plants are under attack by Lee Zeldin and the petrochemical industry.  In mid-March, the U.S. EPA announced a proposal to change permitting requirements for incinerators during natural disasters. The majority of the proposal is focused on Air Curtain Incinerators, devices that burn supposedly “clean” wood waste and are often

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Unpermitted and Unchecked: Why Freepoint’s Noncompliance Threatens Ohio’s Air

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The Freepoint Eco-Systems plastic pyrolysis plant in Hebron has, yet again, violated Ohio’s environmental laws. During the first two weeks of December, almost immediately after Freepoint submitted their latest plan to return to compliance, an Ohio EPA inspector reported Freepoint for multiple violations of their air permit and state law. The violations include exceeding particulate

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Smoke billows from industrial chimneys at sunset, highlighting pollution against a vibrant sky.

Freepoint Eco-Systems Hebron Pyrolysis Plant Violates Air Permit for the Third Time in One Year

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On August 29, 2025, Freepoint Eco-Systems Hebron quietly sent the Ohio EPA its Initial Compliance Status Report for the distillation unit at the company’s pyrolysis plant in Licking County, Ohio. This is standard practice: Freepoint Eco-Systems is required by the Ohio EPA to submit periodic reports to prove that they are complying with environmental standards. However, in this case, the report proved the opposite: Freepoint Eco-Systems was jeopardizing public health by violating its operating permit and federal air pollution requirements. The company was using unsanctioned pollution control technology to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from emissions from the distillation unit. 

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