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01-2009-7003Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2009· Region 01

EPA v. BRIDGEPORT UNITED RECYCLING

Case summary

BUR violated various waste manifest requirements when it shipped a 5,000-gallon load of PCB-contaminated waste to non-PCB disposal facility in April 2008. Specifically, BUR failed to: identify the waste as PCB-contaminated; list the weight of the waste in kilograms; and indicate the earliest date of removal of the PCBs from service.

Defendants (1)

  • BRIDGEPORT UNITED RECYCLINGNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

  • BRIDGEPORT UNITED RECYCLING, INC.

    50 CROSS STREET, BRIDGEPORT, CT, 06610

    Registry ID: 110000317069

Statutes cited

  • TSCA 6-PCBSPCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • BRIDGEPORT UNITED RECYCLINGentered 2009-06-10

    Primary law: TSCA

    Federal penalty: $26,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2008-10-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2009-03-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2009-06-10Final Order Issued

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
1400013881
Case number
01-2009-7003
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
01
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
PCBS

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2009-7003 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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