EPA v. AMRIZE CEMENT AND GEOCYCLE, LLC

Case summary

SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 - CONSENT AGREEMENT On February 29, 2024, and March 1, 2024, inspectors with the EPA and DHEC conducted a RCRA compliance evaluation inspection (CEI) at the Facility. The EPA's findings of the CEI were documented in an inspection report (EPA Report) that was emailed to the Respondents on May 9, 2024. In an email to the EPA and DHEC dated March 22, 2024, the Respondents submitted documents that were requested during the CEI. Respondents submitted initial and supplemental written responses to the EPA Report on May 23, 2024, May 2, 2025, and November 12, 2025. Inspectors observed that the following information was not marked or labeled on containers of hazardous waste in SAAs at the Facility: a. Two 15-gallon containers and two 2.5-gallon containers of ignitable and toxic hazardous waste solids in the Laboratory SAA were not marked with an indication that the contents were toxic; b. Four 5-gallon containers and one 55-gallon container of ignitable and toxic hazardous waste were not marked with an indication that the contents were toxic, and two of the 5-gallon containers were not marked with an indication that the contents were ignitable; c. One tote containing 100 gallons of hazardous waste spent carbon water in the Carbon Vent System was not marked with an accumulation start date or any indication of the hazards of its contents; d. One 55-gallon container of ignitable and toxic hazardous waste generated from disconnecting and cleaning out waste transfer lines in the HWDF Feed Tank 7101 was not marked with an indication that the contents were toxic; and e. One 55-gallon container of hazardous waste generated by puncturing aerosol cans in the Maintenance SAA was not marked with an indication of the hazards of its contents. Inspectors observed one 250-gallon container of ignitable and toxic hazardous waste in the Tank Truck Unloading CAA. The container was not marked with an indication that the contents were toxic. the inspectors observed fifty-two 275-gallon totes in the Area for Future Tank Farm, which was not permitted for the storage of hazardous waste in containers and not identified as a CAA. The inspectors also observed that: a. Three of the fifty-two totes were labeled as hazardous waste, and forty-nine were not labeled as hazardous waste; b. None of the totes with a hazardous waste label were marked with an indication of the hazards of their contents; c. Of the three totes with a hazardous waste label, one was dated September 5, 2023, and one was open; d. The totes in this area were stored without adequate aisle space; and e. The area was not identified on the Respondents' records of weekly CAA inspections. The Respondents indicated that six of the fifty-two totes observed in the Area for Future Tank Farm during the CEI contained hazardous waste carbon water, including the three that were labeled as hazardous waste at the time of the CEI. Inspectors observed one 300-gallon tote and approximately twenty-five 55-gallon containers of ignitable and toxic hazardous waste restricted from land disposal in the Tank Truck Unloading Permitted Container Storage Area (Area 6100). None of these containers were marked with an indication that the contents were toxic, and the tote and one 55-gallon container were not marked with an indication that the contents were ignitable. The Respondents consent to the payment of a civil penalty, which was calculated in accordance with the Act, in the amount of TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($263,000.00), which is to be paid within 30 days of the Effective Date of this CAFO.

Defendants (2)

• GEOCYCLE, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• AMRIZE CEMENTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HOLCIM (US) INC.

  2173 GARDNER BOULEVARD, HOLLY HILL, SC, 29059

  Registry ID: 110070835115

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMRIZE CEMENT AND GEOCYCLE, LLCentered 2026-09-21

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $263,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2026-09-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2026-09-21Final Order Issued
• 2026-09-22Enforcement Action Data Entered