EPA v. CLEVELAND CORP. (SB)

Case summary

U.S. EPA Region 5 issued an Administrative Consent Order (ACO) to Cleveland Corp to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA). On November 19, 2008, EPA issued to Cleveland Corp a Finding of Violation (FOV) pertaining to its scrap metal recycling facility in Zion, Illinois. The FOV alleged that Cleveland Corp 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 Cleveland Corp, in violation of regulations found at 40 CFR 82.156. The ACO requires Cleveland Corp to obtain refrigerant recovery equipment and to properly recover the refrigerant from appliances it accepts for scrap recycling at its Zion facility. Cleveland Corp'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)

• CLEVELAND CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CLEVELAND CORP

  42810 GREENBAY RD, ZION, IL, 60099-9562

  Registry ID: 110001815545

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CLEVELAND CORP. (SB)entered 2009-09-30

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2009-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2009-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered