EPA v. United Parcel Service
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
The action involves two (2) United Parcel Service (UPS) facilities. One UPS facility (located at 104-01 Foster Avenue, Brooklyn, NY) improperly accepted hazardous waste from a nearby UPS facility (separate and distinct under RCRA) located at 106-15 Foster Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, thereby violating the RCRA and NYSDEC related regulations.
Defendants (1)
- United Parcel ServiceNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE FOSTER AVE NYFOS
104-01 FOSTER AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11236-2207
Registry ID: 110019238788
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
United Parcel Serviceentered 2023-09-27
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $50,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2023-09-27Final Order Issued
- 2023-09-27Enforcement Action Closed
- 2023-09-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2023-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603729231
- Case number
- 02-2023-7106
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2023-7106 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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