Belle residents learn about, discuss proposed Clean-Seas plastic repurposing plant

'Poisonous': Clean-Seas, DEP panned at plastics conversion site air permit hearing

Residents spoke out on July 14, 2026 against a permit application for an industrial facility whose planned fence line would be fewer than 500 feet from the entrance of Riverside High School, according to a West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection engineering evaluation of the pending permit request from Clean-Seas West Virginia, Inc., which plans to convert plastics into other products near schools and businesses in the Belle area wi…

Belle residents learn about, discuss proposed Clean-Seas plastic repurposing plant

BELLE, W.Va. — A plastic repurposing plant was the topic of a multi-hour town hall meeting in eastern Kanawha County hosted by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Over 50 residents in the town of Belle attended a public comment hearing Tuesday evening to learn more about a proposed plastic-conversion facility planned for the The post Belle residents learn about, discuss proposed Clean-Seas plastic repurposing plant appeared…