WV DEP approves air quality permit for plastic pyrolysis facility in Belle despite local resistance

By: Caity Coyne

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 802

Last Updated: 5 days, 4 hours ago

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The state Department of Environmental Protection issued a finalized air quality permit on Wednesday to Clean-Seas West Virginia, allowing the out-of-state company to move forward with the construction of a controversial “advanced recycling” plant in eastern Kanawha County.

The permit was approved despite numerous concerns raised by dozens of residents in Belle, West Virginia, where the plant would be located, as well as the Kanawha County Commission and Charleston City …

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