EnergyNewsNetwork OP t1_jcfsnlq wrote on March 16, 2023 at 3:00 PM Reply to comment by UnfairAd7220 in New Hampshire welcomes ‘advanced recycling’ of plastics as some call for tighter regulations by EnergyNewsNetwork Some of the violations are paperwork-related, like failing to file an emissions report on time. But an inspection also found some issues with Prima's petroleum storage tanks. At least in NH, the problem with Prima's start seems to only be profitability, not CLF and other opposition. This bill with opposition support (https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=959&inflect=2) wants to tighten advanced recycling regulation, though. Permalink Parent 1
EnergyNewsNetwork OP t1_jcbrdfx wrote on March 15, 2023 at 6:24 PM Reply to comment by ImmediateSympathy752 in New Hampshire welcomes ‘advanced recycling’ of plastics as some call for tighter regulations by EnergyNewsNetwork Some parts of the U.S. do burn plastic for energy (this national lab says about 9% of all plastic waste went to that in 2019 https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2022/nrel-calculates-lost-value-of-landfilled-plastic-in-us.html). But there are definitely concerns that burning plastic could create a lot of air pollution, and it emits greenhouses gases just like any fossil fuel: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/should-we-burn-plastic-waste Permalink Parent 4
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Reply to comment by UnfairAd7220 in New Hampshire welcomes ‘advanced recycling’ of plastics as some call for tighter regulations by EnergyNewsNetwork
Some of the violations are paperwork-related, like failing to file an emissions report on time. But an inspection also found some issues with Prima's petroleum storage tanks.
At least in NH, the problem with Prima's start seems to only be profitability, not CLF and other opposition. This bill with opposition support (https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=959&inflect=2) wants to tighten advanced recycling regulation, though.