EPA v. J B I SCRAP PROCESSORS INCORPORATED (SB)

Case summary

U.S. EPA Region 5 issued an Administrative Consent Order (ACO) to JBI Scrap Processors, Inc. to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA). On June 26, 2008, EPA issued to JBI a Finding of Violation (FOV) pertaining to its scrap metal recycling facility in Cleveland, Ohio. The FOV alleged that JBI accepted for recycling small appliances such as refrigerators and room air conditioners that contained or once contained ozone-depleting refrigerants, without either recovering the refrigerant from the appliances or verifying that the refrigerant had been properly recovered prior to sale to JBI, in violation of regulations found at 40 CFR 82.156. The ACO requires JBI to obtain refrigerant recovery equipment and to properly recover the refrigerant from appliances it accepts for scrap recycling at its Cleveland facility. JBI's refrigerant recovery program is estimated to recover approximately 120 lbs of ozone-depleting refrigerants per year. Since the refrigerants used in small appliances also are potent global-warming gases, these resolutions will, in addition to protecting the ozone layer, have the added benefit of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases equivalent to removing approximately 60 SUVs from the road for a year.

Defendants (1)

• J B I SCRAP PROCESSORS INCORPORATEDNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• J B I SCRAP PROCESSORS INCORPORATED

  2925 E 55TH STREET, CLEVELAND, OH, 44127

  Registry ID: 110037613400

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• J B I SCRAP PROCESSORS INCORPORATED (SB)entered 2009-06-25

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2009-06-25Final Order Issued
• 2009-07-16Enforcement Action Data Entered