Chester Residents challenge Philadelphia Union – Subaru”Zero Waste to Landfill” campaign

Posted on June 15, 2021Author Erica Burman

Chester activists denounce a new Philadelphia Union-Subaru partnership as environmental injustice

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Chester, Pennsylvania has long been known as one of the nation’s worst cases of environmental racism. This small city just southwest of Philadelphia hosts the nation’s largest trash incinerator, a sewage sludge incinerator, a paper mill burning waste coal and petroleum coke, numerous chemical plants, toxic waste sites, and much more. Immediately surrounding it in the neighboring waterfront boroughs of Eddystone, Trainer, and Marcus Hook are additional major polluters: primarily oil refineries and gas-fired power plants

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278 days until Covanta’s contract is up. We need to make it clear to Delaware County Council and all other governing bodies within Delaware County that we are done polluting our air with burning trash!

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22 Jul

We’re making waves!

Delaware County Council looking into waste disposal options https://www.delcotimes.com/news/delaware-county-council-looking-into-waste-disposal-options/article_60dd8dae-ea8a-11eb-919a-0bffb51ca5b6.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share via @delcotimes

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