EPA v. Owens-Brockway Glass Container Plant
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On September 1, 2021, EPA Region 10 issued a consent agreement and final order to Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc., resolving violations of EPCRA Section 313 occurring in Portland, Oregon. EPA alleged that Owens Brockway violated EPCRA by failing to file Form R reports to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) for chromium compounds manufactured and processed by the facility in 2017 and 2018. Owens Brockway has submitted its Form R reports to the TRI and agreed to pay a penalty of $38,900.
Defendants (1)
- Owens-Brockway Glass Container PlantNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER PLANT
9710 NE GLASS PLANT RD, PORTLAND, OR, 97220
Registry ID: 110000487660
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Plantentered 2021-09-01
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $38,900
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2021-07-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2021-09-01Final Order Issued
- 2021-09-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602765425
- Case number
- 10-2021-0155
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2021-0155 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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