Local residents are fighting back against a smoke-belching pyrolysis plant in Hebron, Ohio.

Since 2024, Freepoint Eco-Systems’ plastic waste processing facility has received multiple citizen complaints of soot emissions, venting, smoke clouds, and flaring, as well as four notices of violation from the Ohio EPA, which launched an enforcement case after the plant’s latest infraction.

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