EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry
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FILE - Ground up plastics that Alterra Energy receives from recycling facilities, move along a conveyor at the start of their process that transforms the material into a liquid that is then used in the manufacturing of plastic in Akron, Ohio, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)FILE - The Alterra Energy plant that recycles plastics back into a fluid that is used in the manufacturing of plastics, sits in Akron, Ohio, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
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FILE - Ground up plastics that Alterra Energy receives from recycling facilities, move along a conveyor at the start of their process that transforms the material into a liquid that is then used in the manufacturing of plastic in Akron, Ohio, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)