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🌱 What went wrong at Zebulon’s once-promising plastics recycling plant?

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Morning Zebulon! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What went wrong at Zebulon's once-promising plastics recycling plant?

Also on today's calendar: Remodelers Home Tour and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Sunshine and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 65.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• With recycling plants closing, is plastic pyrolysis worth saving? (acs.org) — A plastics recycling firm once backed by major industry players has idled its Zebulon pyrolysis plant after regulatory violations and operational problems, leaving its future uncertain. The broader article examines why similar advanced recycling projects across the country are struggling, and what that might mean for the viability of large-scale plastic-to-fuel and plastic-to-plastic efforts.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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