EPA v. SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION

Case summary

EPA Region 3 Issues Consent Agreement and Final Order for Violations of RCRA Subtitle C to Sun Chemical [Docket No. RCRA-03-2026-0222]. On September 22, 2026, EPA Region 3 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order ( CAFO ), concluding an administrative action proceeding against Sun Chemical Corporation ( Sun Chemical ) located at 3301 W. Hunting Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19132 ( Facility ) for violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( RCRA ) and the authorized Pennsylvania Hazardous Waste Management Regulations, discovered during EPA's compliance evaluation inspection of the Facility on March 17, 2025. RCRA gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from the cradle-to-grave. This includes the generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste. To that end, EPA develops regulations, guidance and policies that ensure the safe management and cleanup of solid and hazardous waste, and programs that encourage source reduction and beneficial reuse. Sun Chemical manufactures solvent-based and water-based inks. Hazardous waste generated through the manufacturing processes include solvent and solvent-contaminated waste. EPA alleged violations in the CAFO that include (1) Operating a Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and/or Disposal Facility Without a Permit, Interim Status, or Valid Exemption to the Permitting Requirement; (2) Failure to Keep Containers of Hazardous Waste Closed; (3) Failure to Conduct Weekly Inspections of Hazardous Waste Accumulation Area; (4) Failure to Demonstrate Length of Time of Accumulation of Universal Waste Lamps; (5) Failure to Make a Waste Determination and (6) Failure to Have Required Content in Contingency Plan. Region 3 notified PADEP, which had no objections to this action. Per the terms of the CAFO, Sun Chemical will pay a civil penalty in the amount of $42,000.00. This action furthers Administrator Zeldin's Pillar 1: Clean Air, Land, and Water for every American by protecting human health and the environment. Primary Contacts: Jeremy Dearden, Aviva Reinfeld.

Defendants (1)

• SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SUN CHEM CORP/HUNTING PARK PLT

  3301 HUNTING PARK AVE., PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19132-1884

  Registry ID: 110000336761

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATIONentered 2026-09-22

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $42,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2026-09-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2026-09-22Final Order Issued
• 2026-09-23Enforcement Action Data Entered