Beyond Plastics on pyrolysis moratorium, packaging reduction and banning vinyl chloride and PVC

Abstract

On January 3, 2024, Beyond Plastics reported that the city of Youngstown, Ohio, has adopted a one-year moratorium on pyrolysis or gasification or combustion of tires, chipped tires, plastics, and electronic waste in the city of Youngstown, Ohio. The city council voted unanimously on December 20, 2023; Mayor Jamael Tito Brown signed the bill on December 26, 2023; and it went into effect immediately on December 26, 2023.