Universal Purifying Technology is obtaining a permit from the Ohio EPA
to install a tire pyrolysis operation. The comment period is still
open, until November 28th. There is little doubt that they will grant
the permit even though over a dozen south Columbus citizens testified
against it at the public hearing on November 6, and they have no lease
arrangement with the City that own the facility. The mayor of Grove
City said that this should be of concern to all the people in Franklin
County. The city council of Grove City has passed a resolution
condemning the plan.
Ohio Citizen Action and Teresa Mills have formed residents in the area into a weekly meeting group that adopted the name, SouthWest Neighbors Protecting Our Environment. Their plan is to apply pressure on SWACO and the Columbus City Council to prevent UPT from using the facility. I have never seen this much outrage from a citizen group on environmental issues before. They are tired of being dumped on, and are determined to make their voices heard.
Contact Information:
Ohio Citizen Action:
(614) 263-4111
svaclavikova@ohiocitizen.org
Ohio Citizen Action and Teresa Mills have formed residents in the area into a weekly meeting group that adopted the name, SouthWest Neighbors Protecting Our Environment. Their plan is to apply pressure on SWACO and the Columbus City Council to prevent UPT from using the facility. I have never seen this much outrage from a citizen group on environmental issues before. They are tired of being dumped on, and are determined to make their voices heard.
Contact Information:
Ohio Citizen Action:
(614) 263-4111
svaclavikova@ohiocitizen.org