EPA v. ALTER TRADING CORPORATION - ACO

Case summary

Alter owns in operates several scrap recycling facilities throughout Region 5. EPA inspected many of the Alter?s facilities from 2018 through 2021. EPA discovered instances in which Alter failed to maintain all necessary information on required documentation and failed to ensure that refrigerant from each appliance was recovered properly. A concurrent Consent Agreement and Final Order is being issued. This ACO requires Alter to This ACO will order Alter to implement intake forms to ensure proper recovery of refrigerants from appliances, improve load inspections at each facility, improve operator training, and improve signage at each facility, and addresses the violations set forth in the FOV issued to Alter on March 29, 2019.

Defendants (1)

• ALTER TRADING CORPORATIONNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SAMUELS RECYCLING COMPANY-MADISON DIVISION - ALTER METAL

  4400 SYCAMORE AVE, MADISON, WI, 53714

  Registry ID: 110000884473

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALTER TRADING CORPORATION - ACOentered 2024-08-07

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2024-08-07Final Order Issued
• 2024-08-29Enforcement Action Data Entered