Philadelphia plans to renew trash incinerator contract with Reworld

Philadelphia is planning to renew its contract with Reworld, the company that operates trash incinerators including a facility in Chester that burns household waste, according to a WHYY report.

The contract has drawn criticism because the Chester facility releases air pollution that has been linked to unhealthy conditions, WHYY reported.

Reworld runs the incinerator that processes household trash from Philadelphia. The planned renewal would continue that arrangement, though specific terms of the new contract were not immediately detailed…

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