Luzerne County Plastics Recycling Plant
Sector: Road • Location: Sugarloaf Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Source: WVIA Public Media
Alterra planned to build a plastics recycling plant in Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County, to process about 100,000 tons of plastic annually using pyrolysis to convert it into fuel. The project was withdrawn due to a change in the land deal by the landowner, who shifted from leasing to selling the land and intends to market it for a data center project.
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Road, Waste Processing and Treatment, Data Center, Manufacturing (Industrial)
- Location
- Sugarloaf Township, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- WVIA Public Media
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Status
Original status | cancelled |
Taiyo status | Closed |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Alterra planned to build a plastics recycling plant in Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County, to process about 100,000 tons of plastic annually using pyrolysis to convert it into fuel. The project was withdrawn due to a change in the land deal by the landowner, who shifted from leasing to selling the land and intends to market it for a data center project. |
Original sector | Waste Management |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Pennsylvania |
City | Sugarloaf Township |
Source
Source | WVIA Public Media |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Road, Waste Processing and Treatment, Data Center, Manufacturing (Industrial) |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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