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“Chemical Recycling” is Toxic Greenwashing and Wrong for Maryland!
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Plastics are toxic through their entire lifecycle, and the technologies that the plastic industry misleadingly calls “chemical recycling” or “advanced recycling" are nothing more than incineration in disguise. “Chemical recycling” is a category of different processes used to convert plastic pellets, both virgin plastic and waste plastic, into low-grade fossil fuels or other chemicals by burning, dissolving, or gasifying it.
Nearly no “chemical recycling” facilities are recycling any plastic. Even if they were, they wouldn’t be able to solve the plastic crisis. Pyrolysis, the
Comment on a proposed Medical Waste Incinerator in Frederick
Right now, the Maryland Department of the Environment is taking public comment on a proposed permit to allow Fort Detrick, in Frederick, MD, to construct a new medical waste incinerator. Comments are due Tuesday 1/6 - submit your comments now!
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Fort Detrick is proposing to burn 550 lb/hour of medical waste at this incinerator, to be located in the middle of Area A between Opossumtown Pike and Rosemont Avenue. A medical waste incineration facility operated at Fort Detrick between 1995 and 2018, but was shut down "as the result of an Environmental Protection Agency
Maryland needs a Bottle Bill!
Maryland Bottle Bill: Tackling Plastic Waste and Rewarding Responsibility.
The Maryland Bottle Bill is a proposed law designed to reduce plastic waste, protect our environment, and promote recycling through a 10-cent refundable deposit on beverage containers, including plastic water bottles. When you return your empty bottle, you get your money back.
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This program empowers Marylanders to take part in building a circular economy - where bottles don’t become trash, but rather, they become resources.
Plastic Bottle Pollution in Maryland
Every year in Maryland, over
Help Maryland Create a Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund!
In Maryland, we've passed legislation to divert organic waste from landfills and incinerators, but the state government must do more to actually build composting infrastructure. Take action now to ask your state representatives to support the Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund!
Baltimore City invested in Zero Waste - now, let's work for more.
Thanks to your advocacy, the Baltimore City Council and Mayor Scott agreed to amend the Fiscal Year 2026 budget to invest in composting! It's a step in the right direction, but much more investment is needed. Tell Mayor Scott and the City Council to prioritize Zero Waste budgeting and planning today!