Friday, April 06, 2007

 

Attorney General Dann and Ohio EPA Director Korleski Take Action Against Reckless Landfill Operator

Ohio Attorney General News Release

COLUMBUS - Attorney General Marc Dann, on behalf of the Ohio EPA and the State of Ohio, filed Second Charges in Contempt against Warren Recycling Inc. and Warren Hills LLC today in the Trumbull County Common Pleas Court alleging that the company has violated the Court's November 2005 Judgment Entry on Contempt Penalties and the July 2003 Consent Order.

In the filing, the Attorney General charges that Warren Recycling and Warren Hills LLC have failed to properly manage and control leachate, failed to submit an approvable closure plan, failed to submit a post-closure plan, failed to implement groundwater monitoring, and that each Defendant failed to pay $325,000 in stipulated penalties ordered by the Court on November 16, 2005....Read more.