10. The Cost of a Polluting Recycling Facility in GA

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Jennifer Wilson is a member of CHASE which is a chapter of BREDL. CHASE stands for Citizens for a Healthy and Safe Environment based in Georgia. Metro Green is a recycling plant that is placed in a residential area of StoneCrest, GA. The community there has been fighting this facility for the past 2 years over their health and the pollutants it gives off and the environment. Jennifer lives directly across from this plant and with her we discuss the health effects, Metro Green’s motive, their current litigation case against them, and getting involved in your own community. Jennifer cannot answer questions at the moment due to the litigation case, but if you could like to contatc and connect with Renne Cail who is the organizer of CHASE, her contact information will be in the show notes below. Contact and connect with Renee: [email protected] Metro Green articles: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10225085279265762&id=1431983484&ref=m_notif&notif_t=story_reshare https://cwatlanta.cbslocal.com/video/4681339-dekalb-county-recycling-center-delayed/ http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2020/08/26/dekalb-residents-fight-metro-green-recycling-center/ https://www.wabe.org/judge-blocks-work-at-industrial-facility-in-dekalb-opposed-by-community-advocates/ https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/in-south-dekalb-black-neighborhoods-fight-environmental-racism/SCJUPP3HQVAJ3B5VNYJ3GEJ6FA/

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