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Resident warns of health, safety risks if Brightmark plant locates near Thomaston
Summary
During public comment at the Jan. 14 Upson County Board of Commissioners meeting, resident Kathy Huey urged commissioners to block Brightmark from building an advanced recycling facility near Thomaston, citing safety incidents and alleged pollution at a Brightmark facility in Ashley, Indiana.
Kathy Huey, a Thomaston resident, urged the Upson County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 14 to deny any move that would allow Brightmark to build an advanced plastics-recycling plant near Thomaston, saying the technology and the company’s track record put workers and residents at risk.
Huey said Brightmark’s processes employ high-temperature pyrolysis and cited academic work and former-employee accounts she said link that approach to hazardous byproducts, including dioxins and furans. She described…
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