Children's Health Defense Critics say chemical recycling facilities, which receive big tax subsidies, emit toxic chemicals such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, dioxins and other persistent pollutants, volatile organic compounds and heavy metals.
By Kristina Marusic
On a bright, cold day in February 2024, Akim Lattermore stood in front of her house gesturing toward the site of a proposed facility that would convert old tires, electronic waste and plastic into fuel.
The site, owned by SOBE Thermal Energy Systems, is currently home to crumbling old buildings and a natural gas-powered steam heat generating unit.
It’s less than half a mile from Lattermore’s home, visible from her front yard, which bears a sign with a picture of a black plume of smoke and the message “Stop SOBE. We have enough toxic air pollution.”
“I’m a two-time cancer survivor,” Lattermore told Environmental Health News (EHN). “I believe that our environment has a lot to do with it.”
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