REUSE
A neighborhood developed around the Brunswick facility in the early part of the last century. Some of the houses you see around the facility were built by plant workers.
Over the years, Hercules has partnered with this community to make portions of its former industrial property available for reuse:
When a local auto dealership needed to expand its new model display lot, Hercules made the remediated and capped 009 Landfill available for their use.
When Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital needed to expand its parking lot to provide more parking for healthcare workers, patients, and families, Hercules transferred eight acres in the northwest portion of the Brunswick facility to the hospital.
When Rebuilding Together of Glynn County needed a workshop and storage facility to support its mission of building and refurbishing homes for local families in need, Hercules worked with the organization to convert a warehouse at the Brunswick facility. Rebuilding Together will use the warehouse to support its mission of building and refurbishing homes for local families in need.
When a popular neighboring general store needed more parking and better access, Hercules sold an approximately one-acre parcel to them, working with the EPD to ensure the parcel could be safely removed from the facility’s hazardous waste permit and returned to productive reuse.
Now, Hercules is working with EPA and EPD to assess environmental conditions at its 45-acre property on the east side of Highway 17, with an eye towards reuse.
With the closure of the Pinova plant, Hercules and Pinova intend to work cooperatively with local governments and communities to evaluate potential reuse opportunities for the larger former manufacturing plant parcels, while continuing to ensure the protection of human health and the environment.