Tag: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
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Environmental officials encourage action against proposed waste facility
Local environmental officials are encouraging people to take timely action against a proposed hazardous waste treatment facility slated for Falls Township in Pennsylvania. Elcon Recycling Services, LLC, was delayed in their efforts to construct a hazardous waste treatment facility in Falls Township following a decision from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to issue…
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Pennsylvania DEP issues initial denial of Elcon application for facility
Elcon Recycling Services, LLC was dealt another impediment in their efforts to construct a hazardous waste treatment facility in Falls Township, Pennsylvania, after the state’s Department of Environmental Protection recently issued a notice of intent to deny the company’s application. The decision came from the DEP on May 15 in their initial “draft” denial of…
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Proposed waste treatment project turned down in Pennsylvania
Elcon Recycling Services LLC’s continuous efforts to construct a hazardous waste treatment facility in the Keystone Industrial Port Complex of Falls Township in Pennsylvania suffered a setback when the Township’s Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected the proposed project. The decision came from the supervisors after three and a half hours of discussion between the board…
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Meeting for Elcon project scheduled this month in Pennsylvania
In an effort to combat the proposed Elcon hazardous waste treatment facility, the Falls Township Planning Commission in Pennsylvania rejected the recommended plans for the application from the company on March 26. But what does that mean for worried locals? The vote from the planning commission in opposition of the application does not mean the…
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Bordentown officials speak out at Elcon meeting
With standing room only, residents, environmentalists and local officials from Pennsylvania and New Jersey packed a Sheraton Bucks County Hotel meeting room on March 5 to voice their concerns over Elcon Recycling Services LLC’s proposal to build a liquid hazardous waste storage and processing facility. The facility is planned to be constructed in Pennsylvania’s Falls…