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10-2011-0040Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2011· Region 10

EPA v. METRO METALS CORPORATION & AVISTA RECYCLING, INC.

Default Order With Penalty

Case summary

VIOLATION OF RCRA REGULATIONS RELATED TO IMPORT/EXPORT ACTIVITIES.

Defendants (3)

  • Avista Recycling, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
  • METRO METALS CORP & AVISTA RECYCLING, INC.Named in complaint
  • Metro Metals CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

  • METRO METALS CORPORATION

    204 WOODBINE AVENUE, NORTHPORT, NY, 11768

    Registry ID: 110044220223

  • AVISTA RECYCLING INC - POWELL

    8000 POWELL RD STE B, HOPKINS, MN, 55343-8580

    Registry ID: 110031413655

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
  • RCRA 3017Export of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (2)

  • METRO METALS CORPORATION & AVISTA RECYCLING, INC.entered 2011-04-08

    Primary law: RCRA

  • METRO METALS CORPORATION & AVISTA RECYCLING, INC.entered 2011-11-18

    Primary law: RCRA

    Federal penalty: $31,600

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 2011-02-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2011-03-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2011-11-18Final Order Issued
  • 2012-02-29Referred for Debt Collection
  • 2014-07-30Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
2600003162
Case number
10-2011-0040
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
10
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2011-0040 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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