The regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) promulgated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) allow generators of hazardous waste to be exempt from many of the requirements applicable to a permitted or interim status treatment, storage,…
The Bullet: Electro-Plating Services Inc. (EPS), located in Madison Heights, Michigan, was sentenced in federal court in Detroit on November 6, 2019 to five years of probation, and was ordered to pay restitution of $1,449,963.94 joint and several with Gary…
The Bullet: Federal facility (U.S. Navy) found to be in violation of USEPA regulations. Settlement reached with monetary penalty. Who: USEPA Region 9 Pacific Southwest Region. CONTACT: Soledad Calvino (News Media Only) / calvino.maria@epa.gov / 415-972-3512 Department of the Navy…
The Bullet: Recycling executive Brian Brundage was sentenced on April 12, 2019 to three years in federal prison for illegally landfilling potentially hazardous electronic waste as part of a scheme to re-sell the materials and avoid paying income taxes. Who:…
The Bullet: A Minnesota company providing recycling and waste disposal services pleaded guilty to fraudulently disposing of PCB-containing fluorescent light ballast. Both the company and two co-defendants were sentenced to imprisonment, fines, and probation. Who: Luminaire Environmental and Technologies, Inc.…
The Bullet: The owners and Chief Executive Officers of Total Reclaim, the Northwest’s largest recycler of electronic waste, were sentenced on April 23, 2019 in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 28 months in prison and three years of supervised…
The Bullet: A private homeowner – a person in the eyes of the regulations – was issued a civil penalty of $7,395 for the disposal of household waste on their property. Who: The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (OR DEQ,…
The Bullet: The Palmetto Health Richland has been fined $28,000 by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) for mismanagement of hazardous waste. Read the full article in The State. Who: Palmetto Health Richland located in Columbia,…
The Bullet: The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (OR DEQ) has fined W.R. Grace & Co. $6,600 for illegally transporting hazardous waste to its Albany facility. Who: W.R. Grace and Company is an American chemical conglomerate based in Columbia, Maryland.…
EPA Inspection Found Dozens of Containers of Hazardous Wastes The Bullet: A company is inspected, issued a notice of violation, and settles with USEPA to avoid a long costly legal process they will likely lose. The cost to settle is…