RIDEM Hearing On Medical Waste Plant In West Warwick: How To Join

WEST WARWICK — The Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Management will host a virtual public hearing March 15 on its draft medical waste license for the Medrecycler-RI Inc. Medical Waste Treatment Facility planned at 1600 Division Road in West Warwick. The proponents plan to use the process of pyrolysis to turn medical waste into energy.

WHAT: Virtual Public Hearing on Draft Medical Waste License for Medrecycler-RI Inc Facility
WHEN: Monday, March 15 4 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5211... Meeting ID: 521 138 3116
To join the public hearing by phone call 1-929-205-6099 and enter Meeting ID: 521 138 3116

To submit on-the-record comment during the hearing, participants should signal their interest by typing their name and title in the Zoom chat box. People who join by phone will not have access to the chat box and will be asked for comment at the end of the hearing, a media release from RIDEM states.

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Each commenter will be allowed five minutes to speak. All are encouraged to also submit their comments in writing for clarity and completeness. Parties are invited to submit written comments to DEM via email to Yan Li at yan.li@dem.ri.gov or Mark Dennen at mark.dennen@dem.ri.gov.

People who wish to mail written comments should send them to the following address:

Office of Land Revitalization and Sustainable Materials Management
RIDEM
235 Promenade Street
Providence RI 02908.

After the close of the public comment period, RIDEM will compile all written and verbal comments and respond to them at once. Verbal comments made during the hearing and written comments received before or after the hearing will all be given equal consideration.

A recording of the public hearing will be posted at www.dem.ri.gov following the hearing. Copies of the license application, a fact sheet, and other related materials are available online at: http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/wastemanagement/facilities/medrecycler.php

Related links:

Zoom Meeting Link

Medrecycler-RI, Inc License Application, fact sheet, and other materials

Department of Environmental Management: http://www.dem.ri.gov/