EPA v. Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc.

Case summary

On September 26, 2017, EPA Region 6 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) under its authority pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to Macy?s Retail Holdings, Inc. (Macy?s). The CAFO includes a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) to educate the retail sector and a third party audit. The CAFO addresses RCRA violations identified at multiple stores throughout Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Data examined by the Region revealed that although Macy?s generated ignitable hazardous waste (e.g., expired cosmetics) above regulatory levels (over 125 tons between 2012-2015), it failed to provide notification of hazardous waste activity and meet the attendant requirements for worker training, contingency planning and waste shipment documentation. The CAFO requires Macy?s to certify and document compliance with the applicable hazardous waste generator requirements and imposes a penalty of $375,000.

Defendants (1)

• Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (44)

• MACY'S STORE 688

  16511 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUGARLAND, TX, 77478

  Registry ID: 110070107944

• MACY'S STORE 666

  13375 NOEL ROAD, DALLAS, TX, TX, 75240

  Registry ID: 110070107219

• MACY'S STORE 722

  1508 HARVEY ROAD, COLLEGE STATION, TX, 77840

  Registry ID: 110070108006

• MACY'S STORE 724

  11200 BROADWAY STE. 950, PEARLAND, TX, 77584

  Registry ID: 110070107508

• MACY'S STORE 702

  7400 SAN PEDRO AVENUE, STE. 200, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78216

  Registry ID: 110070107922

• MACY'S STORE 708

  5488 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND DRIVE, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, 78411

  Registry ID: 110070107999

• MACY'S STORE 686

  900 MEMORIAL CITY MALL, STE 800, HOUSTON, TX, 77024

  Registry ID: 110070107941

• MACY'S STORE 455

  8401 GATEWAY WEST, EL PASO, TX, 79925

  Registry ID: 110070107878

• MACY'S STORE 714

  3111 SOUTH 31ST STREET, TEMPLE, TX, 76502

  Registry ID: 110070108002

• MACY'S STORE 671

  6209 WEST PARKS BLVE, PLANO, TX, 75093

  Registry ID: 110070107509

• MACY'S STORE 693

  3301 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD, METAIRIE, LA, 70002

  Registry ID: 110070107518

• MACY'S STORE 710

  11701 NORTH MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, AUSTIN, TX, 78759

  Registry ID: 110070107504

• MACY'S STORE 673

  4700 SOUTHBROADWAY, TYLER, TX, 75703

  Registry ID: 110070107995

• MACY'S STORE 725

  10000 EMMETT F. LOWERY EXPRESSWAY, TEXAS CITY, TX, 77591

  Registry ID: 110070108008

• MACY'S STORE 716

  1201 LAKE WOODLANDS DRIVE, THE WOODLANDS, TX, 77380

  Registry ID: 110070107514

• …and 29 more

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3010 — Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc.entered 2017-09-26

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $375,000 · SEP: $105,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2017-09-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-09-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-09-26Final Order Issued
• 2018-10-01Enforcement Action Closed