EPA Settles with Research Organics on Hazardous Waste Charges; Includes $42,000 Fine and Environmental Project 5/2/2003
From: Karen Thompson, 312-353-8547 (media contact) Michael Cunningham, 312-886-4464 (technical contact) both of EPA Region 5 CHICAGO, May 2 -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has settled with Research Organics Inc. for alleged hazardous waste violations at its Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, facility. The company, located at 4353 E. 49th St., was cited for failing to get a storage tank certified, monitor equipment for leaks, keep inspection records and properly label a used oil container. The specialty biochemical manufacturer will pay a $42,000 fine and implement an environmental project. Research Organics will install two new tanks for on-site storage of solvents at a cost of not less than $106,800. Those tanks will be used for at least two years to recycle alcohol waste as a food source for microbes that treat waste water. Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, EPA regulates the management and disposal of hazardous waste from production to final disposal. |