Protest Vadxx Polluter in residential East Side Neighborhoods

  In October 2012, the City of Cleveland Division of Air Quality and Ohio EPA have issued an air pollution permit for a proposed new facility at 79th and St. Clair. This facility, known as Vadxx, would use an incineration process called “pyrolysis” to burn plastics (medical wastes, auto fluff) and scrap tires and turn them into oil.  The company has a demonstration project in Akron, but has no full-scale facilities anywhere else.



The city and Ohio EPA issued this air pollution permit with NO public hearing and there have been no community discussions of what the impact of this plant could be on its neighbors.  The burning or “melting” of plastics and tires can cause a variety of air pollution hazards, including the release of dioxins.  The application for the permit is full of redactions and “blacked out” information (sound familiar? Remember Peter Tien?) so the public has very little information about what the facility is actually planning to burn on site.



The facility would be in the ward of Councilman Jeff Johnson, who has announced a public meeting on the proposed facility:



Tuesday, April 9 

6:00-8:00  p.m. 

Slovenian National Home 

6417 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland, 44103


Representatives of the Vadxx company have been invited to the meeting. This is an important time to come and ask questions and raise issues of importance to the community. 



To read a copy of the permit, visit: http://wwwapp.epa.ohio.gov/dapc/permits_issued/634509.pdf [1]





Sincerely,



Sandy Buchanan sbuchanan [at] ohiocitizen [dot] org



Chris Trepal