EPA v. MIDWEST METALLICS, SUMMIT, IL

Case summary

IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERING FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS METALS FROM SCRAP AUTOMOBILES AND APPLIANCES, MIDEWST METALLICS GENERATED SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF AUTO SHREDDER RESIDUE OR AUTO FLUFF . SINCE THE MID-1980, MIDWEST METALLICS HAS STORED THAT FLUFF IN A LARGE PILE AT ITS FACILITY. TESTED PORTIONS OF THIS WASTE EXHIBIT THE CHARACTERISTIC OF TOXICITY BECAUSE OF ITS LEAD CONTENT PURSUANT TO 40 C.F.R. 261.24. 3013 AUTHORITY IS BEING USED TO ATTEMPT TO FORCE THE COM- PANY TO COME UP WITH A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLING PLAN TO DETERMINE IF THE ENTIRE PILE IS HAZARDOUS PURSUANT TO RCRA, WHICH WILL ASSIST IN PLANNING FOR THE MATERIAL'S DISPOSAL. COMPANY HAS SHUT DOWN OPERATIONS AT THE SITE, SELLING THE AUTO SHREDDING EQUIPMENT AND THE EDDY CURRENT SEPARATOR (USED TO PROCESS NONFERROUS METAL) TO ANOTHER SCRAP PROCESSING COMPANY.

Defendants (1)

• MIDWEST METALLICS, SUMMIT, ILNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MIDWEST METALLICS L P

  7955 WEST 59TH STREET, SUMMIT, IL, 60501

  Registry ID: 110001810470

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3013 — Monitoring, Analysis, Testing

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MIDWEST METALLICS, SUMMITentered 1998-07-31

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 1998-07-31Final Order Issued
• 1998-10-20Enforcement Action Data Entered