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The development group behind a proposed circular recycling plant in Point Township said Thursday it will no longer pursue the Northumberland County facility, two years after it was first pitched
SELINSGROVE — The plan by Encina LLC, of Woodland, Tx., to build a billion-dollar plastics recycling plant in Point Township was the focus of an informational public meeting held Wednesday
On the banks of the Susquehanna river in rural Pennsylvania, a quiet, unassuming plot of land is the unlikely backdrop for a simmering debate over chemical recycling, a controversial process for dealing with plastic waste.Residents near the Pennsylvania plot meanwhile have their own concerns: The brush-covered terrain is the proposed site for the chemical recycling plant by a Texas-based company called Encina and has left those living nearby afraid of toxic contamination.
“Encina” has become a controversial word throughout the Susquehanna Valley. Some residents are open to the company’s promises to bring jobs and drive economic growth. Others are staunchly against the