EPD Sets Public Hearing For BRIGHTMARK

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

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The draft permits and permit amendments and all information used to develop the draft permits and permit amendments are available for review. This includes the application, all relevant supporting materials and all other materials available to the permitting authority used in the permit review process. This information is available for review at the office of the Air Protection Branch, 4244 International Parkway, Suite 120, Atlanta, Georgia 30354. Copies of the draft permits or permit amendments, narratives, and (in most cases) permit applications are also available at our Internet site https://epd.georgia.gov. The direct link to the draft permits and amendments is https://epd.georgia.gov/draft-title-v-permitsamendments-other-draft-permits.

All visits to EPD’s offices are by appointment only. To set an appointment, email ask.epd@dnr.ga.gov with your name, email, and phone number, and an associate will reach out to you. Copies of the draft permit, explanatory narrative, and associated permit application may also be requested by contacting Steve Allison, steve.allison2@dnr.ga.gov.

Persons wishing to comment on a draft Synthetic Minor Permit, State Implementation Plan (SIP) Construction and Operating Permit, or other SIP Permit proceedings are required to submit their comments in writing. To comment, send written comments via email to Air-Permits.Comments@dnr.ga.gov (include “Air permit application” in the subject line) or by mail to Air Permit Manager, 4244 International Parkway, Suite 120, Atlanta, Georgia 30354.

Comments must be received by no later than the deadline indicated for the particular facility. (Should the comment period end on a weekend or holiday, comments will be accepted up until close of business the next working day.) All comments received on or prior to close of business 4:30 PM on the deadline will be considered by the Division in making its final decision to issue the permit or permit amendment.

Any comments requesting a public hearing must be made prior to the deadline and should specify, in as much detail as possible, the portion of the Georgia Rules for Air Quality Control or the Federal Rules which the individual making the request is concerned may not have been adequately incorporated. A public hearing may be held if the Director of the EPD finds that such a hearing would assist the EPD in a proper review of the facility's ability to comply with the Federal and State air quality regulations.

Issued (final) permits are available for public viewing at this link:

https://permitsearch.gaepd.org/

For further information, email ask.epd@dnr.ga.gov or call (404) 363-7000.