EPA v. LEBANON SCRAP METALS (COE CAFO)

Case summary

U.S. EPA Region 5 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to Lebanon Scrap Metals (Lebanon) to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA). EPA alleged that Lebanon accepted for recycling small appliances, such as refrigerators and room air conditioners, and motor vehicle air conditioners (MVACs) that contained or once contained ozone-depleting refrigerants, without either recovering the refrigerant from the small appliances or MVAC, or verifying that the refrigerant had been properly recovered prior to sale to Lebanon, in violation of regulations found at 40 CFR 82.156. EPA issued a Finding of Violation to Lebanon on September 15, 2014. The CAFO requires Lebanon to pay a penalty of $25,000.

Defendants (1)

• LEBANON SCRAP METALS (COE CAFO)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LEBANON SCRAP METALS

  790 CAINSVILLE ROAD, LEBANON, TN, 37087

  Registry ID: 110061063557

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LEBANON SCRAP METALS (COE CAFO)entered 2015-05-06

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $25,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2015-05-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-05-06Final Order Issued
• 2015-06-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-06-15Air Resolved
• 2017-06-15Enforcement Action Closed