Plastic waste piles up at Texas business failed by fire marshal

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Houston seeks to be a national model for ‘advanced’ plastic recycling. But a program that started in 2022 hasn’t yet found its footing.

HOUSTON — When the news crew showed up outside a waste-handling business that’s failed three fire safety inspections and has yet to gain state approval to store plastic, workers quickly closed a gate displaying a “no trespassing” sign. Behind the gate, deliveries of hundreds of thousands of pounds of plastic waste from residents’ homes have piled up over the last year and a half.

California AG investigates Exxon and others While the chemical industry has persuaded more than two dozen state legislatures to pass laws encouraging chemical recycling, it’s also faced critiques from opponents and questions about its technical and economic viability.

 

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