16. Plant Vogtle, Shell Bluff, and Zero Waste Updates

Charles Utley is Associate Director of BREDL. He was last on the podcast 2 years ago in Episode 45 called “What’s Happening at Plant Vogtle?” so go back and listen to that one. Now, I check back in with Charles to get updates on what’s been happening with his projects and BREDL for the past two years.

We speak about the Shell Bluff for Concerned Citizens chapter, the zero waste plan for Augusta, GA, industries coming into the area, Plant Vogtle, and what he’s looking forward to in the future.

Charles mentioned a chemical company that is coming to Augusta and they called Aurubis and they are a world leader in recycling copper, precious metals and other non-ferrous metals, which sounds good, but they are known for contaminating waterways during this process and that is the last thing the city of Augusta needs in their community.

Contact and connect with Charles: [email protected]

Aurubis: https://www.postandcourier.com/northaugusta/news/a-copper-smelting-plant-is-coming-to-augusta-a-local-group-is-warning-of-the/article_6968b31e-e1be-11ec-a85e-a3ddc4fe9bb7.html

Zero waste plan for Augusta: https://www.augustaga.gov/1298/Augusta-Sustainable-Development-Agenda

https://www.augustaga.gov/2501/Recycling