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Advocating for environmental and government transparency in Upson County, Thomaston, GA.
Purpose
Purpose
Our mission is to protect the air, land, and waterways of Upson County, Thomaston, GA and to promote local government transparency.
The Upson Environmental & Government Transparency team was honored to be recognized by the Georgia Water Coalition in its Clean 13 report. You can view this report on their website at the following link: https://www.gawater.org/clean-13-reports
Full report available in pdf here: https://www.gawater.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Full-25-report.pdf
Citizens cannot fully participate in the democratic decision-making process for waste management facilities in their community unless they have been informed of the typical and worst-case scenarios associated with their operation. Chemical Recycling: A Dangerous Deception Why Chemical Recycling Won't Solve the Plastic Pollution Problem - October 2023
Need to Know.pdfWhat are we doing?
What are we doing?
Currently the group is working to enlighten the community and local government officials about the hazards and risks of Brightmark.
We are actively engaging in the local BOC meetings, asking questions, and filing open records requests in an effort to help keep the community aware of things happening at the local level, Please feel free to point others to this website and share this handout to help spread awareness.
Synthetic Emitter Permit.pdfPublic Participation Educational Flyer.pdfPublic Participation and Public Hearing Scheduled
UPSON COUNTY
Facility Name: Brightmark Circularity Center Thomaston LLC
Application No: 29749
Facility Address: Central Georgia Business and Technology Park, Technology Parkway, Thomaston, 30286
EPD Notice Type: Proposed Permit
Description of Operation: All other petroleum and coal products manufacturing
Reason for Application: Construction and operation of a plastics renewal (pyrolysis) plant.
Comment period expires on: May 18, 2026
Public Hearing May 18, 2026 at 6:00pm
Thomaston-Upson Civic Center
101 Civic Center Dr.
Thomaston, GA 30286
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