Facilities / Freepoint Eco-Systems Hebron

Freepoint Eco-Systems Hebron delayed

Operator
Freepoint Eco-Systems (Freepoint Commodities)
Location
Hebron, Licking County, OH
Type
pyrolysis
First seen
2026-07-23

Current state as of

  • Operations suspended 2026-07-26 after five Ohio EPA Notices of Violation and loss of recycling-unit status (04-28). No Director's Final Findings and Orders or post-shutdown enforcement located.
  • Ohio EPA notices DB shows air permit applications received 11/06, 11/12 and 11/17/2025 (A0079807, A0080692, third not opened) to 'combust diverted fuel gas from the Pyrolysis units (P001 &P002) to the Plant Flare' and for a loading-rack limit of 23,896,185 gallons per rolling 12-month period. No draft or final action found; a draft PTIO on these would be the restart vehicle.
  • Plastic Back / BIRD Energy PVC depolymerization pilot at the site reported, not confirmed; no Ohio EPA notice under 'Plastic Back'.

Set by report 2026-09-29-sweep

Open deadlines

None listed.

Sources (6)

Date foundKindTitleNoteReport
2026-09-29agencyOhio EPA notices DB: Freepoint Eco-Systems Hebron air permit applications (Facility ID 0145000580)Applications A0079807 / A0080692 (Nov 2025) for flaring pyrolysis fuel gas and loading-rack limit.2026-09-29-sweep
2026-09-10communityBEN Ohio: Unpermitted and unchecked - why Freepoint's noncompliance threatens Ohio's airReports Plastic Back / BIRD Energy PVC depolymerization pilot at the site; reported, not confirmed.2026-09-10-sweep
2026-09-03agencyOhio EPA Notice of Violation, Dec 18, 2025 (eDocs docid 3947921)NOV; scrubber not used for HCl control.2026-09-03-sweep
2026-08-06newsThe Reporting Project: Freepoint Eco-Systems suspends operations after 18 months2026-08-06-sweep
2026-07-23communityBuckeye Environmental Network: Freepoint shuts down amidst community pushbackShutdown 2026-07-26 after NOVs and recycling-status revocation.2026-07-23-watchlist
2026-07-23newsC&EN: Freepoint Eco-Systems shuts down plastics pyrolysis plant (6/2026)<70% pyoil yield for three quarters; 27 malfunctions Jan-May 2026; 80,000 t/yr.2026-07-23-watchlist