An Akron, Ohio-based company has dropped plans for a Luzerne County plastics recycling plant because the landowner changed their deal, the company says.
Alterra planned the plant for 42 Tomhicken Road in Sugarloaf Twp.
The move comes as Alterra said the landowner intends to market to a data center project.
Opponents celebrate Alterra’s withdrawn plans
Opponents celebrated the news in a statement issued by Beyond Plastics, a Bennington, Vermont-based group that opposes the expansion of single-use plastics nationwide and aided the opposition here…