Pyrolysis

Ohio Plastic Pyrolysis Facility Loses Recycling Status after New OH EPA Violation

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  May 14, 2026 Contact: Cat Adams, cat.adams@benohio.org  Freepoint Eco-Systems Pyrolysis Facility MUST Comply With Clean Air Act Incinerator Regulations – According to Ohio EPA Hebron, Licking County, Ohio – On April 28, the Ohio EPA formally notified Freepoint Eco-Systems that their Hebron plastic pyrolysis facility no longer qualifies as a recycling unit

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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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Massillon’s Grant to PolyKinetix May Fuel Pollution, Not Solutions

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Photo Courtesy of FDA.gov On June 16, 2025 Mayor Slutz of Massillon agreed to offer William Ullom, of PolyKinetix, Inc., an economic development grant to provide funds to assist with equipment and relocation expenses1. PolyKinetix is a startup that says it wants to fight plastic pollution by “creating value from waste”2. Significant uncertainties surround PolyKinetix’s

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