EPA v. BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY

Case summary

By Final Order, dated August 7, 2025, the U.S. EPA, Region 3, finalized a Consent Agreement (CA), which simultaneously initiated and resolved alleged violations against Becton Dickinson and Company (Respondent) of Subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921- 6939g, the regulations promulgated thereunder at 40 C.F.R. Parts 260-266, 268 and 270-273, and the authorized State of Maryland Hazardous Waste Management Regulations, in connection with Respondent's facility located at 26 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD 21152. Respondent is a major multi-state medical device manufacturing company based in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. The Consent Agreement (CA) was entered into, and the Final Order was issued, pursuant to 40 C.F.R. 22.13(b) and 22.18(b)(2) and (3) and RCRA 3008(a), 42 U.S.C. 6928(a). The CA documents the parties' agreement that the Respondent will pay a civil penalty of $23,091.00 as a result of specific RCRA violations, including: a) operating a treatment, storage, and disposal facility without a RCRA permit, RCRA Interim Status or valid exemption to the RCRA TSD permitting requirement; b) failure to keep containers of stored hazardous waste closed; c) failure to conduct weekly hazardous waste inspections; and, d) failure to document required RCRA annual refresher training.

Defendants (1)

• BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY

  26 LOVETON CIRCLE, SPARKS, MD, 21152-9202

  Registry ID: 110006509876

• BECTON DICKINSON

  26 LOVETON CIRCLE, SPARKS, MD, 21152-9202

  Registry ID: 110006509876

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANYentered 2025-08-07

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $23,091

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2025-08-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-08-07Final Order Issued
• 2025-08-15Enforcement Action Closed
• 2025-09-11Enforcement Action Data Entered