RI S2531

Prohibits Rhode Island from issuing any permit or license for the construction or operation of new plastic waste conversion facilities, effective upon passage

Defines "plastic waste conversion facilities" broadly to include facilities using chemical, thermal, or catalytic processes such as pyrolysis, gasification, solvolysis, and depolymerization to convert plastic waste into fuels, chemicals, or other products

Covers facilities marketed as "chemical recycling," "advanced recycling," or "molecular recycling," regardless of how the process is classified or whether outputs are intended for manufacturing

Specifies that such facilities cannot qualify as manufacturing, materials recovery, or recycling operations based on their outputs to circumvent the prohibition

Legislative findings cite concerns about toxic emissions, environmental justice impacts on low-income communities and communities of color, commercial failures of such facilities, and public subsidies benefiting petrochemical corporations