Overview: Aevitas Specialty Services withdraws its Michigan environmental permit application to rebuild its east side Detroit oil recycling facility, which closed after a June 2025 fire. After years of air quality complaints and a June 2025 fire, an oil recycling facility on Detroit’s east side withdrew its effort to reopen Wednesday. Aevitas Specialty Services withdrew its application to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to rebuild Wednesday. Building director: Aevitas closure ‘positive step’ for cityThe Detroit building department denied Aevitas’ application for special land use approval to rebuild and expand July 17. Oil recycler’s history of environmental complaints, fireAevitas received five air quality violations and 64 air complaint investigation reports from EGLE since 2012, Planet Detroit previously reported.