EPA News Release: Bemis Co., Inc. Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at Plant in West Hazleton, Pa.

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Bemis Company, Inc. Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at Plastic Bag Manufacturing Facility in West Hazleton, Pa.

PHILADELPHIA (June 14, 2019) — Bemis Company, Inc. has agreed to pay a $78,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its plastic bag manufacturing facility in West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.

EPA cited Bemis for violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the federal law governing the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. RCRA is designed to protect public health and the environment, and avoid long and extensive cleanups, by requiring the safe, environmentally sound storage and disposal of hazardous waste.

According to EPA, Bemis violated RCRA rules designed to ensure the safe storage of hazardous waste at the facility. The facility generates waste inks and solvents from the printing presses that it uses to print on plastic bread bags.  The alleged violations included:

* Failure to maintain adequate aisle space for hazardous waste containers.

* Failure to perform and record daily inspections of hazardous waste tanks.

* Failure to provide secondary containment for hazardous waste tanks.

*  Failure to provide an adequate hazardous waste management training program.

* Failure to provide volatile hazardous waste tanks with air emission controls, and failure to perform required marking, inspections and monitoring of piping and equipment that conveys this volatile waste.

The settlement reflects the company’s compliance efforts, and its cooperation with EPA. As part of the settlement, Bemis has not admitted liability, but has certified its compliance with applicable RCRA requirements.

For more information about EPA’s hazardous waste program, visit https://www.epa.gov/hw

Google快讯 – waste incinerator

	waste incinerator 每天更新 ⋅ 2019年6月14日
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	Belvedere incinerator inquiry – residents speak out Bexley Times Residents have long urged the government to pull the plug on Cory Riverside Energy's proposed waste incinerator near Crossness Nature Reserve. 标记为不相关
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	South Marston 'incinerator' defeat cost Swindon taxpayers £95000 Swindon Advertiser Nearly £100,000 of taxpayers' cash went up in smoke as Swindon Borough Council tried to fight off the attempt to build a huge power-from-waste … 标记为不相关
	Incinerator Market Size 2019 – Application, Trends, Growth, Opportunities and Worldwide Forecast … Market Mirror The research report on the Incinerator market is inclusive of an in-depth evaluation of this industry, and a commendable brief of its segmentation. 标记为不相关
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Notice of Lawsuit Filed Against EPA – Washington v. EPA, No. 19-00884 (W.D. Wash.)

US EPA Notice of New Litigation

RE: Notice of Lawsuit Filed Against EPA – Washington v. EPA, No. 19-00884 (W.D. Wash.)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recently received a complaint in the above-captioned case that may be of interest to you. This information is provided for your information only, and this notice does not require you to take any action.

A copy of this complaint can be found here: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-06/documents/complaint_for_declaratory_and_injunctive_relief_w.d._wa_2.19cv884_06.06.2019.pdf

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	medical waste 实时更新 ⋅ 2019年6月13日
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Google快讯 – waste incinerator

	waste incinerator 每天更新 ⋅ 2019年6月13日
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	Recycling, dead The Saratoga Sun Homepage With current recycling prices, the solid waste district would need to pay $100 a … "Are we still discussing, contemplating or otherwise at an incinerator? 标记为不相关
	Council in court over plans for £650m incinerator that could 'discourage recycling' ENDS Report Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) has been taken to court over claims that a £650m contract it awarded for an energy-from-waste (EfW) plant … 标记为不相关
	Global Medical Waste Incinerators Market 2019 – Elastec , Strebl Energy Pte Ltd, Dan Daniel, TTM … MajoReports (press release) Global Medical Waste Incinerators Market research report Provides an in-depth overview of the competitive landscape of global markets. The main … 标记为不相关
	Harrisburg must wait still longer to find out if it can put composting facility in nearby township where … PennLive.com Harrisburg needs the facility for reasons including it's no longer allowed to burn plant and tree waste from city parks and yards in its incinerator, nor is it … 标记为不相关
	Waste Incinerators Market 2019 Analysis Manufacturing Cost Structure, Industry Chain Structure … Kentucky Reviewer Waste Incinerators Market an overview of the global market is provided with prime focus on factors boosting and hampering market. This will help … 标记为不相关
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City of Phia. and Phila. Redevelopment Authority to Pay $8.4 Million in Cleanup Costs for SF Site

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City of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to pay$8.4 million in cleanup costs for Lower Darby Creek Area Superfund Site

PHILADELPHIA (June 12, 2019) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority have agreed to pay $8.4 million for the agency’s past and future cleanup costs at a portion of the Lower Darby Creek Area Superfund Site, located in both Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and the City of Philadelphia, just north of the Philadelphia International Airport.

The site includes two separate landfills: the Clearview and Folcroft Landfills. The Clearview Landfill is on the east side of Darby Creek near the intersection of 84th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard. The Folcroft Landfill is located two miles downstream on the west side of Darby Creek and within the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.

The proposed settlement, filed in federal court by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the EPA, addresses the portion of the Superfund site referred to as Operable Unit 1, which includes the Clearview Landfill, the adjacent Eastwick Regional City Park, and parts of the Eastwick neighborhood.

Past costs include a remedial investigation and feasibility study, design work, and cleanup actions to address contaminated residential properties, and polychlorinated biphenyls contamination at the landfill. Future costs include capping the landfill, reinforcing the streambanks, and leachate collection and treatment.

The agreement was reached under the federal Superfund law — also known as the Comprehensive Environmental Responsibility, Compensation, and Liability Act — which requires landowners, waste generators, and waste transporters responsible for contamination at a Superfund site to clean up the site or reimburse the government or other parties for cleanup activities. See https://www.epa.gov/superfund.

Clearview Landfill operated from the 1950s to the 1970s and closed in the mid-1970s. Wastes accepted at the landfill reportedly included municipal, demolition, and hospital wastes. Waste disposal practices contaminated the soil, groundwater, and fish tissue with hazardous chemicals.

The proposed consent decree is subject to a 30-day public comment period and court approval. For more information about this site and its cleanup, see www.epa.gov/superfund/lowerdarby.

Google快讯 – waste incinerator

	waste incinerator 每天更新 ⋅ 2019年6月12日
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	Philadelphia to pay $8.4 million toward cleanup of long-contaminated Superfund site The Philadelphia Inquirer Because Philadelphia had dumped municipal waste, incinerator ash, and residue at the landfill from 1967 to 1973, the federal government considered … 标记为不相关
	How Gardening Fits Into the Root-to-Stem Movement Flagstaff Business News The bad news is that almost three pounds (per person! per day!) is destined for an incinerator, a landfill or the ocean. This has led to increased interest … 标记为不相关
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EPA and Partners Host Children’s Environmental Health Symposium in New Orleans, Louisiana

EPA and Partners Host Children’s Environmental Health Symposium in New Orleans, Louisiana

Media contacts: Jennah Durant or Joe Hubbard, [email protected] or 214 665-2200

DALLAS – (June 11, 2019) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Texas Tech University Health Science Center, the Louisiana Department of Health and other partners recently hosted a symposium on children’s environmental health, focusing on issues such as lead poisoning and reducing asthma rates. Healthcare professionals, public health professionals, and other participants attended sessions on a variety of environmental health issues over the two-day symposium, held Monday and Tuesday. Acting Regional Administrator David W. Gray gave opening remarks.

“Protecting children and their health is one of the most important aspects of EPA’s mission,” said Acting Regional Administrator Gray. “Bringing together healthcare providers, community leaders, and other partners at this year’s symposium will help us raise awareness of the potential environmental health impacts kids face, and help keep them safe where they live and play.”
 

Children are not little adults! They are often more vulnerable to pollutants because of differences in behavior and biology, which can lead to greater exposure and susceptibility during development. EPA remains committed to protecting children from environmental harms where they live, learn and play. Since the fall of the 1996, the Agency has followed a seven-step National Agenda to Protect Children’s Health from Environmental Threats. In October 2018, EPA reaffirmed its support of this important policy.
More on children’s environmental health: https://www.epa.gov/children

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EPA Prepares the Public for the 2019 Hurricane Season by Focusing on Waste Mitigation

EPA Prepares the Public for the 2019 Hurricane Season by Focusing on Waste Mitigation

Media contacts: Jennah Durant or Joe Hubbard, [email protected] or 214 665-2200

DALLAS – (June 11, 2019) The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 and ends November 30. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is calling on the public to prepare now for natural disasters to aid recovery efforts.

“EPA’s response to natural disasters is one of the many ways that we protect human health and the environment,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “We want to inform the public of how they can prepare for hurricane season and help protect their communities, the environment, and first responders by mitigating hazardous waste and securing potential harmful debris before storms strike.”

Debris and household hazardous waste management is always challenging during natural disasters and has a great impact on public safety. Based on the 2017 and 2018 responses to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria and Florence, EPA responders were in the field during the aftermath of the hurricanes and managed a tremendous amount of waste as part of the recovery efforts, including:

• About 470,100 containers (drums, oil containers, propane tanks) recovered.
• Approximately 2,900 vessels recovered or closed.

Residents can help protect their communities, the environment, and the dedicated personnel who respond to hurricanes in order to help communities recover by making sure items such as propane tanks and paint cans are secured prior to a hurricane.

As a reminder, facility operators have certain requirements that call for preventing, minimizing and reporting chemical releases.  Facility operators have an obligation to operate facilities safely, minimize releases that do occur, and report chemical releases in a timely manner.

Unlike some natural disasters, the onset of a hurricane is predictable and allows for early preparations to lessen its effect on a facility. Before hurricane force winds and associated storm surge flooding damage industrial processes, operators can take preventive action by safely shutting down processes, place hazardous chemicals in safe storage locations, or otherwise operate safely under appropriate emergency procedures. If a chemical release does occur, operators should notify appropriate authorities immediately so that a proper response can be carried out.

On June 4, 2019, EPA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that streamlines coordination between FEMA and the EPA-funded State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs so that funding to restore vital water infrastructure can be provided as quickly as possible in times of disaster. In disaster situations where cash reserves are stretched thin, the EPA-FEMA MOU provides a tribe or local government access to a no-interest or low-interest loan from its SRF to help pay for the immediate restoration of vital drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.

As part of its mission, the EPA is responsible for responding to natural disasters; chemical, biological, and radiological releases; oil spills; and nationally significant emergencies. EPA partners with other federal agencies and state, tribal and local governments to respond to environmental and human health risks associated with hurricanes and other natural disasters.

For more information on hurricanes, visit https://www.epa.gov/natural-disasters/hurricanes.

For more information on EPA’s emergency response program, visit https://www.epa.gov/emergency-response.

For more information on EPA and FEMA’s MOU, visit https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-signs-mou-fema-support-rapid-recovery-and-restoration-water-infrastructure-after

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Google快讯 – waste incinerator

	waste incinerator 每天更新 ⋅ 2019年6月11日
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	Philadelphia poised to award Waste Management, Covanta disposal contracts Waste Dive An estimated 70-80% of waste managed by the Philadelphia Streets … to move material to its Fairless Landfill and the Wheelabrator Falls incinerator, … Global Waste Incinerators Market Insights | Trends | Analysis | Types | Applications | key players … – California Oracle 专题报道 标记为不相关
	Nonprofit to Turn Tourist Trash into Nature's Treasure: Compost Nonprofit Quarterly (As Hooper writes, Ocean City currently sends waste to an incinerator in Pennsylvania.) The composting program is part of the nonprofit's ambitious … 标记为不相关
	Traffic grinds to halt near M5 as anti-Javelin Park activists block motorway entrance Gloucestershire Live Anti-climate change protestors blocked the entrance to junction 12 of the M5 this morning in a rally against the new Javelin Park waste incinerator. Campaigners protest against today's firing up of incinerator – Gazette Series 专题报道 标记为不相关
	Teeing up MILLIONAIRES Tax — ORTIZ SHOT in DR — Turning a corner in BROOKLINE Politico “The incinerator industry is in trouble,” concludes the report, “U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators: An Industry in Decline,” from the Global Alliance … 标记为不相关
	From Albania to Zimbabwe, Klodian Zoto's Incinerators Wreak Havoc – Exit Explains Exit – Explain Albania (press release) … July Moyo has been implicated in a tender scandal of €120M involving the construction of a waste incinerator at a landfill close to the capital Harare. 标记为不相关
	Western Plastic: To Spurn or To Burn? Science Times China used to have landfills and incinerators to help them manage the trash. These were two quick fixes that were closed down in 2018. However … 标记为不相关
	Kirklees recycles less rubbish now than two years ago, figures show Dewsbury Reporter In 2017-18, Kirklees recycled or composted 47,530 tonnes of all waste, 25% of … Incinerator plants burned 73% of the rubbish produced in Kirklees. 标记为不相关
	Swindon energy from waste plant approved on appeal PlanningResource Plans for an energy from waste facility in Swindon have been approved on … London mayor Sadiq Khan criticised plans for an incinerator in Bexley, … 标记为不相关
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	£200m plan for energy recovery centre to be debated Insider Media A scheme to build a £200m waste incinerator facility in Corby which would burn household waste to produce electricity is to be debated today. 标记为不相关
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