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Encina project updates

The following are posts (from most recent to older) from the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association involving the proposed Encina plastics project along the North Branch of the Susquehanna near Danville. Please check back for updates:
  • From the banks of the Susquehanna: Plastics, promises and potential pitfalls of an unprecedented project
  • Column: Update via survey results and more than 40 questions answered by company
  • Local people encouraged to take survey on proposed Encina project

The following are local recent articles sharing concern about the project by other sources, from most recent to oldest:
  • April 2, 2024: Northumberland council passes anti-Encina resolution
  • April 13, 2023: Plastics recycling plant proposed for Susquehanna shoreline by the Chesapeake Bay Journal
  • April 12, 2023: More than 200 voice concern, support for Encina plan by the Sunbury Daily Item
  • April 11, 2023: Plastic Recycling Plant Could Send Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Into the Susquehanna River, Polluting a Vital Drinking Water Source by Inside Climate News
  • April 10, 2023: Chemist questions Encina's recycling process by the Sunbury Daily Item
  • April 8, 2023: Encina recycling process concerns citizens by the Sunbury Daily Item
  • April 3, 2023: Concerns mount over proposed plastics plant by the Milton Standard-Journal
  • March 7, 2023: Northumberland mayor has 'unanswered questions' about Encina by WKOK radio

The following is a locally created video by Steven Patterson sharing concern about the plant:
  • Think About It -- Encina Plastic Recycling Plant














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