EPA v. REGAL RECYCLING, INC.

Case summary

U.S. EPA Region 5 issued an Administrative Consent Order (ACO) to Regal Recycling to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA). On December 24, 2008, EPA issued to Regal Recycling a Finding of Violation (FOV) pertaining to its scrap metal recycling facility in Howell, Michigan. The FOV alleged that Regal Recycling had failed to fully respond to a previous 114 request. In response, Regal Recycling provided the requested records. Regal 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, so that it would be required to verify that the refrigerant had been properly recovered prior to sale to Regal Recycling, as required at 40 CFR Section 82.156. The ACO requires Regal Recycling to utilize its refrigerant recovery equipment and to offer its customers the service whereby it may recover the refrigerant from appliances it accepts for scrap recycling at its facility.

Defendants (1)

• REGAL RECYCLING, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (2)

• REGAL RECYCLING, INC.

  645 LUCY ROAD, HOWELL, MI, 48843-2474

  Registry ID: 110024443477

• REGAL RECYCLING, INC.

  645 LUCY ROAD, HOWELL, MI, 48843-2474

  Registry ID: 110024443477

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• REGAL RECYCLING, INC.entered 2010-03-24

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2010-03-24Final Order Issued
• 2010-04-03Enforcement Action Data Entered