Southbridge Recycling & Disposal Company Assessed $3,300 Penalty For Violating Hazardous Waste Requirements

 Southbridge Recycling & Disposal Park, Inc., which operates a construction and demolition debris processing facility at 165 Barefoot Road in Southbridge, will pay a $3,300 penalty to the Commonwealth for violating Hazardous Waste Management regulations.

During an inspection conducted in 2006, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) personnel determined that the company had generated hazardous waste in excess of its registered status, failed to label a hazardous waste container, and failed to make adequate arrangements with municipal and state officials in case of a hazardous waste emergency. 

In a recently finalized consent order, the company agreed to maintain compliance with all applicable regulations and pay the $3,300 administrative penalty.

"Facilities such as this one are vital to the Commonwealth, and provide a much-needed service.  However, proper operation within the guidelines of applicable regulations must occur," said Lee Dillard Adams, deputy director of MassDEP's Central Regional Office in Worcester. 

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