I heard about them a couple years back and was hoping to, eventually, get a plant visit, just because I'm a technical geek and I serve on my town's energy commission.

The process would seem to be very clean. I'm wondering if those 'rule violations' are paperwork compliance mandates?

Of course they're necessary, but it doesn't damage the value of the process.

I've seen the WM waste sortation facility in Billerica and the sheer volume of baled #2 they get makes it a terrific source. They also have a #4 stream they simple get incinerated that could also go to Groveton. Might be a nice tie in. I'm sure WM would have the horsepower to clean up the paperwork violations.

'For example, she said, dioxin, a highly toxic carcinogen, is a well-known product of heating plastic waste material.

“I think toxic substances could be in the fuels that these folks are looking to sell, and dioxins could be unknowingly released in the burning of those fuels,” she said. '

That allegation is misleading and fear mongering. The material that will do what she fears uses #3 (PVC) plastics. They have nothing to do with #2 and #4 HDPE and LDPE.

I'm concerned that the CLF's fearmongering is steering the discussion.