EPA v. CONSOLIDATED SCRAP RESOURCES, INC.

Case summary

On September 18, 2025, EPA issued an Administrative Order on Consent ( Order ) to Consolidated Scrap Resources, Inc. ( CSR ), a scrap metal shredding and recycling facility located at 1616 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA 17103. Dauphin County is located within the Ozone Transport Region, and therefore, stationary sources within the region that have the potential to emit at least 50 tons per year of Volatile Organic Compounds ( VOCs ) are major stationary sources that would require a Title V permit under the Clean Air Act. Alternatively, a facility could operate under physical or operational limitations under a State Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in order to reduce the emissions of that pollutant below 50 tons per year. EPA's investigation determined that CSR's shredder has a potential to emit more than 50 tons per year of VOCs a year, and that the CSR was operating the Facility without a Title V Operating Permit or a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit with appropriate limits in the alternative in violation of Section 502 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7661(a), and Pennsylvania's Permit Program found at 25 Pa. Code 127. The Order requires CSR to adjust its Synthetic Minor Operating Permit application to limit the shredder's operation to a maximum annual shredder processing rate of no more than 302,000 gross tons of total recyclable material feed to the shredder on a rolling 12-month basis, and no more than 35% automobiles annually by weight. CSR must also demonstrate compliance with these limitations on a monthly basis for the duration of the Order. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has been notified of this action and has not raised any objections.

Defendants (1)

• CONSOLIDATED SCRAP RESOURCES, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (2)

• CONSOLIDATED SCRAP RESOURCES, INC.

  1616 N CAMERON ST, HARRISBURG, PA, 17103-1016

  Registry ID: 110001089143

• CONSOLIDATED SCRAP RESOURCES/HARRISBURG

  1616 N CAMERON ST, HARRISBURG, PA, 17103-1016

  Registry ID: 110001089143

Statutes cited

• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CONSOLIDATED SCRAP RESOURCES, INC.entered 2025-09-18

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2025-09-18Final Order Issued
• 2025-09-23Enforcement Action Data Entered