EPA v. Pyramid Crossgates Company

Case summary

Part of the Spent Lamp Initiative conducted in FY2007. Crossgates Mall, located in Albany, NY (1) failed to make a hazardous waste determination on the spent lamps it generated from 2002 into 2007, and (2) failed to minimize releases that might adversely affect human health and the environment by disposing of the spent lamps in the municipal waste compactors where they would be broken and releases could occur, and at the municipal landfills. They are required to make a hazardous waste determination on the various spent lamps they generate and will revise the manner in which they manage the spent lamps. Since our inspection, Crossgates Mall has implemented a spent lamp program in accordance with the Universal Waste Rules for mall maintenance and the small stores for which it is responsible for waste handling.

Defendants (1)

• Pyramid Crossgates CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CROSSGATES MALL

  1 CROSSGATES MALL RD, ALBANY, NY, 12203

  Registry ID: 110030466458

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Pyramid Crossgates Companyentered 2008-05-07

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $27,300

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2007-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2007-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-05-07Enforcement Action Closed
• 2008-05-07Final Order Issued