Facilities / Clean-Seas West Virginia

Clean-Seas West Virginia permitted

Operator
Clean Vision Corp (Clean-Seas West Virginia, Inc.)
Location
Belle, Kanawha County, WV
Type
pyrolysis
First seen
2026-07-23

Current state as of

  • WVDEP DAQ construction permit R13-3728 (Facility ID 039-00760) FINAL, signed 2026-08-12, for a 50 ton-per-day plastic pyrolysis chemical manufacturing facility at 2700 E. Dupont Ave. The AQB appeal deadline (2026-09-11, or 09-14) has passed.
  • WV Watch 2026-09-19: organizers are partnering with Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services to appeal the permit; whether an appeal was filed in time is unconfirmed. AQB docket read 2026-09-29 lists only unrelated 25-04-AQB, and the AQB has not uploaded documents since 2026-04-24; confirm with Clerk Kenna DeRaimo.
  • Community forum 2026-09-22 at Belle Town Hall gym; Town of East Bank passed a resolution against the plant. Company is free to finish construction and start operations under the permit.
  • WV MetroNews 2026-09-24: Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango says he opposes the plant until the owner meets residents in person ('Until they do that I'm opposed'). This is a personal statement; no commission vote was reported. Opposition petition has more than 1,000 signatures.
  • OGW lists the site (6475) as Proposed; final permit not recorded. OGW moved Clean Vision's AZ, MI and PR projects to On Hold on 2026-09-14. Clean Vision filed SEC Form 15 on 2026-06-26 and no longer files 8-Ks or 10-Qs.

Set by report 2026-09-29-watchlist

Open deadlines

None listed.

Sources (23)

Date foundKindTitleNoteReport
2026-09-29otherOil & Gas Watch: Clean-Seas West Virginia (facility 6475)Status Proposed as of 2026-09-29; August final permit not recorded.2026-09-29-sweep
2026-09-29newsWV MetroNews: Salango states opposition to plastics recyclerCounty Commission president opposed pending an in-person company appearance; no vote.2026-09-29-watchlist
2026-09-29newsWV Watch: Community meeting planned about controversial plant planned for Kanawha CountyOrganizers working with Fair Shake to appeal; filing unconfirmed.2026-09-29-sweep
2026-09-10newsWCHS-TV: Kanawha Commission asks DEP, governor for clarity on Clean-Seas Belle permitCounty says it has no authority to stop the plant; asked for fenceline monitoring.2026-09-10-sweep
2026-09-10agencyWV Air Quality Board docketRead in full 09-10; no Clean-Seas appeal listed. Documents no longer posted after 2026-04-24.2026-09-10-sweep
2026-09-03companyClean Vision Corporation announces air quality permit approval for Clean-Seas West VirginiaRelease 2026-08-14; says construction began early 2025; silent on remaining permits.2026-09-03-sweep
2026-09-03newsGazette-Mail: 'Slap in the face' - DEP OKs Clean-Seas plastics site permit despite community fearsFinal permit coverage; quotes permitted emissions.2026-09-03-sweep
2026-09-03communityORVI mirror: Final Determination 039-00760 / 13-3728Mirror of the Final Determination.2026-09-03-sweep
2026-09-03communityORVI statement on air permit approval for Clean-Seas plastics pyrolysis plant2026-09-03-sweep
2026-09-03newsWaste Dive: Clean-Seas pyrolysis plant gets key permit approval in West VirginiaAlso cited by title (no URL) in outputs/2026-08-30-watchlist.md.2026-09-03-sweep
2026-09-03newsWCHS: State DEP approves air quality permit for Clean-Seas plant in eastern Kanawha CountyFinal permit announced 2026-08-13.2026-09-03-sweep
2026-09-03newsWV Watch: WV DEP approves air quality permit for plastic pyrolysis facility in Belle despite local resistance2026-09-03-sweep
2026-09-03agencyWVDEP Response to Comments, R13-3728Returned empty body to tools; appeal grounds live here.2026-09-03-sweep
2026-09-03agencyWVDEP signed final permit, R13-3728Returned empty body to tools.2026-09-03-sweep
2026-09-03newsWVPB mirror: signed Clean-Seas construction permit (08-12-26)Mirror of the signed permit.2026-09-03-sweep
2026-09-03newsWVPB: Chemical plastics recycling facility granted air quality permit for Kanawha Valley2026-09-03-sweep
2026-08-06companyClean Vision completes permit application process for Clean-Seas West VirginiaCompany filing announcement.2026-08-06-sweep
2026-08-06newsGazette-Mail: 'Poisonous' Clean-Seas, DEP panned at air permit hearingHearing coverage.2026-08-06-sweep
2026-08-06newsWV Watch: Kanawha County Commission wants more information as WV DEP considers permit for Clean-SeasCounty Commission letter asking WVDEP to refrain from issuing.2026-08-06-sweep
2026-08-06agencyWVDEP DAQ NSR permit applications pageStatewide R13 listing; carries the R13-3728 entry.2026-08-06-sweep
2026-07-23newsCharleston Gazette-Mail: DEP poised to approve Clean-Seas air permitPreliminary determination to issue; comments due 2026-07-27.2026-07-23-watchlist
2026-07-23communityOhio River Valley Institute: Financially risky chemical recycling facility would burden West VirginiansFinancial-risk analysis; state support of several million dollars.2026-07-23-watchlist
2026-07-23newsWV MetroNews: Belle residents discuss proposed Clean-Seas plant (7/14/26)Public meeting at Belle Town Hall, 2026-07-14.2026-07-23-watchlist