EPA v. HOME DEPOT STOR #1303 (ESA) (RCRA HW)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On September 11, 2023, EPA Region 10 settled with The Home Depot for violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) observed during an inspection at its Fairbanks, AK location. The self-implementing regulations of RCRA require generators of hazardous waste to manage the hazardous waste in compliance with the RCRA requirements to protect human health and the environment. EPA alleges that The Home Depot failed to label or mark hazardous waste containers, close a hazardous waste containers and properly manage universal waste. Under the terms of the Agreement, The Home Depot certified it has corrected the RCRA violations and paid a civil penalty of $3,750.
Defendants (1)
- Home Depot USANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HOME DEPOT USA INC HD 1303
1301 OLD STEESE HIGHWAY, FAIRBANKS, AK, 99701
Registry ID: 110018878197
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HOME DEPOT STOR #1303entered 2023-09-11
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $3,750
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2023-08-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2023-09-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2023-09-11Final Order Issued
- 2023-10-24Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603675081
- Case number
- 10-2023-0136
- 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 10-2023-0136 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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