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Oppose the World's Largest Tire Incinerator
- Target: Greenwood Twp. Supervisors, PA DEP, Local and State Elected Officials
- Sponsored by: Crawford Area Residents for the Environment (CARE)
We the undersigned oppose the construction of the tire incinerator in Greenwood Township.
The proposed tire incinerator, known as the "Meadville Power Station", in Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, would be a major source of hazardous air pollution. Many of the substances it would release such as Lead, Mercury, PAH's and Dioxins are known carcinogens that can be highly toxic at very low levels of exposure. These substances are also known to bioaccumulate in the fat cells of humans, fish and wildlife, building up over time and magnifying throughout the food chain. Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), one of the major emissions that the facility would produce, has been linked to respiratory problems and diseases. The facility would also produce large amounts of ground level ozone which can cause respiratory problems and is detrimental to the environment.
The Constitution of the State of Pennsylvania says in Article I, Section 27: "We The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people."
There are many beneficial uses for scrap tires, including recycling, retreading, devulcanization, and rubberized asphalt, to name just a few. Existing municipal policies which view scrap tires as a waste are outdated and should be updated to recognize them for the valuable resource that they are. Emerging tire recycling technologies should be investigated, and use of existing technologies should be expanded to best make use of this resource.
We the undersigned oppose the construction of the tire incinerator in Greenwood Township.
The proposed tire incinerator, known as the "Meadville Power Station", in Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, would be a major source of hazardous air pollution. Many of the substances it would release such as Lead, Mercury, PAH's and Dioxins are known carcinogens that can be highly toxic at very low levels of exposure. These substances are also known to bioaccumulate in the fat cells of humans, fish and wildlife, building up over time and magnifying throughout the food chain. Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), one of the major emissions that the facility would produce, has been linked to respiratory problems and diseases. The facility would also produce large amounts of ground level ozone which can cause respiratory problems and is detrimental to the environment.
The Constitution of the State of Pennsylvania says in Article I, Section 27: "We The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people."
There are many beneficial uses for scrap tires, including recycling, retreading, devulcanization, and rubberized asphalt, to name just a few. Existing municipal policies which view scrap tires as a waste are outdated and should be updated to recognize them for the valuable resource that they are. Emerging tire recycling technologies should be investigated, and use of existing technologies should be expanded to best make use of this resource.
The proposed tire incinerator, known as the "Meadville Power Station", in Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, would be a major source of hazardous air pollution. Many of the substances it would release such as Lead, Mercury, PAH's and Dioxins are known carcinogens that can be highly toxic at very low levels of exposure. These substances are also known to bioaccumulate in the fat cells of humans, fish and wildlife, building up over time and magnifying throughout the food chain. Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), one of the major emissions that the facility would produce, has been linked to respiratory problems and diseases. The facility would also produce large amounts of ground level ozone which can cause respiratory problems and is detrimental to the environment.
The Constitution of the State of Pennsylvania says in Article I, Section 27: "We The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people."
There are many beneficial uses for scrap tires, including recycling, retreading, devulcanization, and rubberized asphalt, to name just a few. Existing municipal policies which view scrap tires as a waste are outdated and should be updated to recognize them for the valuable resource that they are. Emerging tire recycling technologies should be investigated, and use of existing technologies should be expanded to best make use of this resource.
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