A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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By Kristina MarusicApr 9, 2025, 9:42 am73 pts
PITTSBURGH — International Recycling Group (IRG) has announced that they will cancel a planned plastic waste processing facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, due to President Trump’s federal funding cuts and tariffs, among other reasons. The facility, slated to be built in a former Hammermill Paper Property less…

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