hazardous waste containment News
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Zippo Manufacturing settles hazardous waste violations at Bradford, Pa. plant
Zippo Manufacturing Company will pay a $186,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its manufacturing facility in Bradford, Pa., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. EPA cited Zippo for violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the federal law governing the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. RCRA is ...
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Seabrook N.H. Metal Finisher Improves Hazardous Waste Management under EPA Settlement
Under a recent settlement, a Seabrook, N.H., metal finishing company will improve its hazardous waste management practices, thereby improving health protections for the community. Aero-Dynamics, Inc. will also pay a penalty of $118,000, settling EPA claims that it violated hazardous waste regulations. The improved hazardous waste management practices will greatly reduce the risk of a release of ...
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Two New England companies fined for violating hazardous waste management requirements
Two New England companies that store and distribute hazardous chemicals have agreed in separate settlements to pay a total of more than $179,000 in penalties and to donate about $43,000 worth of equipment and training to local fire departments to settle EPA claims that they violated federal laws regulating companies that handle hazardous chemicals. Settlement agreements with EPA’s New ...
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Revised settlement with Massachusetts hazardous waste facility will benefit Braintree and Boston citizens
Following public comment received on a proposed settlement to resolve hazardous waste violations by Clean Harbors of Braintree, Inc. of Massachusetts, EPA and Clean Harbors have entered into a revised settlement. The revised settlement alters the Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) that was contained in the original settlement, which was agreed to in August, 2011, and provides that Clean ...
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Braintree, Mass. waste facility agrees to spend over $1.7 million to settle alleged hazardous waste violations
In a settlement valued at more than $1.7 million, Clean Harbors of Braintree, Inc. has agreed to pay a significant penalty and perform additional projects, to settle a complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of EPA, regarding numerous violations of hazardous waste management and emergency planning laws at the company’s Braintree, Mass. facility. Under the settlement, ...
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