Does N.C. Need Another Polluting Plant to Turn Plastic Waste Into Diesel Fuel?

Inside Climate News · By Lisa Sorg · last updated March 1, 2025 – 12:21 AM

Buffeted by PFAS-emitting industries, Fayetteville could soon be home to a financially troubled company that wants to turn tons of plastic waste into diesel fuel using a polluting, energy-intensive process called pyrolysis.

By Lisa Sorg

The company tried educational chatbots and cryptocurrency. Then nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, of movies and cars. Even a service to Catholic churches allowing them to manage their finances using blockchain instead of banks.

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