Hazardous Waste Storage News
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New Haven Company will pay penalty for hazardous waste violations
A New Haven, Conn. company that makes door hardware has agreed to pay $39,705 to settle EPA’s claims that it violated state and federal hazardous waste laws. The Sargent Manufacturing Company violated state hazardous waste laws as well as the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). These laws are designed to help protect public health and the environment by promoting the ...
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GSE Environmental Hosts Coal Ash Technical Seminar
GSE Holding, Inc., (NYSE:GSE) the leading global manufacturer and provider of geosynthetic lining products and services, held a Coal Ash Technical Seminar on October 18 in Chantilly, VA. The seminar, led by a panel of seven of the world’s top geosynthetics experts, covered a variety of topics of concern to the coal ash industry, particularly in regard to coal ash combustion and storage. ...
By Solmax
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Behlen Manufacturing Company to Pay $59,996 Civil Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations in Columbus, Neb.
Behlen Manufacturing Company, an agricultural and industrial product manufacturer, has agreed to pay a $59,996 administrative civil penalty to settle a series of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations in Columbus, Neb. In addition to paying the civil penalty, the company will spend a minimum of $75,578 to install pollution reducing equipment as part of a supplemental ...
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Sunoco Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at its Former Philadelphia Facility
Sunoco, Inc. (R&M) has agreed to pay a $117,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its former facility located at 4701 Margaret St., Philadelphia, Pa., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. EPA cited Sunoco for violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the federal law governing the treatment, storage, and disposal of ...
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Environment: Commission refers Italy back to Court over illegal landfills, asks for fines
The European Commission is urging Italy to clean up hundreds of illegal landfills and uncontrolled waste tips. Despite an earlier Court judgement on this matter in April 2007, problems still persist in almost all Italian regions and the measures in place are not sufficient to resolve the problem in the long term. On the recommendation of Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik, the ...
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U.S. Navy Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at its Patuxent River Naval Air Station
The U.S. Navy has agreed to pay a $38,500 penalty to settle alleged hazardous waste violations at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, located at 22268 Cedar Point Road in Patuxent River, Md. This settlement resolves alleged violations alleged by EPA of 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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Olson Wire Products Co., Inc. Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at its Baltimore Facility
Olson Wire Products Co. has agreed to pay a $80,000 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its manufacturing facility located at 4100 Benson Ave., in Baltimore, Md., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. EPA cited Olson Wire, which manufactures steel wire shelving and fabricated wire products, for violating the Resource Conservation and ...
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U.S. EPA Fines U.S. Pipe Company for Hazardous Waste Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Union City, Calif.-based United States Pipe and Foundry Company (U.S. Pipe) $158,000 for improperly managing “baghouse dust,” a hazardous waste containing cadmium and lead generated from iron pipe fabrication, under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA discovered in an August 2011 inspection that U.S. ...
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Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., in St. Joseph, Mo., to Pay Penalty and Build New Hazardous Waste Facility for Mercury Violations
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., a veterinary health products company, has agreed to pay a $68,475 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act violations based on its mishandling of mercury waste in St. Joseph, Mo. In addition to paying the civil penalty, the company will spend a minimum of $300,000 to build a state-of-the art hazardous ...
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U.S. EPA Fines Biosearch Technologies of Novato, Calif. for Hazardous Waste Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has fined Biosearch Technologies $31,500 for improper management of hazardous waste at its Novato, Calif. facility. Biosearch Technologies is a large quantity generator of hazardous waste in an industrial area of the city located in Marin County. The company designs and manufactures products, such as DNA sequencing kits, for the ...
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Kenai Peninsula Borough maintenance shop to construct new building for hazardous waste storage following series of violations
The Kenai Peninsula Borough has agreed to construct a building to store hazardous waste following violations of federal waste management rules at its maintenance facility in Soldotna, Alaska, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “Proper hazardous waste management prevents costly, dangerous spills and keeps communities safe,” said Scott Downey, ...
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Three Southern California Metal Companies to spend more than $196,000 for Federal Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the conclusion of three recent investigations of Southern California metal finishing companies which will collectively spend more than $196,650 for hazardous waste and Clean Water Act violations. All three facilities are located along the I-710 freeway corridor where the effects of pollution are disproportionately higher than in other areas ...
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U.S. Navy Settles hazardous waste violations at facility in Virginia Beach, Va.
The U.S. Navy has agreed to pay a $32,800 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations and underground storage tank (UST) regulations at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story facility in Virginia Beach, Va. , the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. EPA cited the U.S. Navy for violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ...
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GSE announces resignation of Executive Vice President and CFO
GSE Holding, Inc. (the "Company" or "GSE") (NYSE: GSE), a leading global provider of highly engineered geosynthetic containment solutions for environmental protection and confinement applications, today announced the resignation of William F. Lacey as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lacey will continue to oversee the Company's financial operations until a new chief ...
By Solmax
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New Haven Company Faces Fine for Hazardous Waste Violations
A New Haven, Conn. company that makes door hardware faces a penalty of $64,495 from the US Environmental Protection Agency for violating state and federal hazardous waste laws. According to a complaint filed recently by EPA’s New England office, the Sargent Manufacturing Company failed to segregate containers of incompatible hazardous waste, failed to have an adequate hazardous waste ...
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Electro-Coatings of Iowa, Inc., to Pay $19,171 Civil Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Electro-Coatings of Iowa, Inc., a chrome, nickel, and zinc plating operation, has agreed to pay a $19,171 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In addition to paying the civil penalty, the company will spend a minimum of $110,000 to install technology that will reduce the amount of hazardous chrome ...
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12th International Electronics Recycling Congress IERC 2013
The 12th International Electronics Recycling Congress IERC 2013 will take place from January 16 – 18, 2013 in Salzburg, Austria. Over 500 experts from industry, authorities and academia will discuss and present the newest information and challenges of the WEEE recycling business. The preliminary program includes sessions on: Round table discussion with industry leaders: “free trade ...
By ICM AG
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GSE Environmental Offers New Leak Location Textured Geomembrane Products
GSE Holding, Inc., (NYSE:GSE) the leading global manufacturer and provider of geosynthetic lining products and services, is pleased to announce the release of a new Leak Location geomembrane with a textured conductive bottom layer. This new combination of unique features provides engineers with increased shear performance for improved slope stability, while also allowing installers to perform ...
By Solmax
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GSE Environmental to Present at The William Blair & Company 32nd Annual Growth Stock Conference on June 13th
GSE Environmental (the "Company" or "GSE") (NYSE: GSE), today announced that Mark Arnold, President and CEO, will be presenting at the William Blair & Company 32nd Annual Growth Stock Conference on June 13th at 11:20 a.m. Central Time at The Four Seasons in Chicago, IL. An audio of this presentation will be available through the following link: http://wsw.com/webcast/blair44/gse/ The ...
By Solmax
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Providence facility faces EPA penalty for hazardous waste violations
The owner and operator of a hazardous waste management facility in Providence, R.I. face an EPA penalty for violating federal and state hazardous waste laws. According to the recent complaint filed by EPA’s New England office, Northland Environmental and PSC Environmental Services (operator and owner of the facility, respectively) violated state and federal hazardous waste laws, as well as ...
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