The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) reports that it has assessed a $36,775 penalty to Central Mass Recycled Metals LLC, Millbury, Massachusetts, for violating state asbestos and mercury management regulations.
In a press release issued by the agency, MassDEP says its asbestos program and Environmental Strike Force inspected the company’s recycling facility in August and October 2013. During the August inspection, agency personnel observed dry, asbestos-containing insulation lying uncontained on the ground outdoors, on pieces of scrap metal and on pieces of dismantled boilers exposed to the ambient air at the site, the MassDEP says. During the October inspection, agency personnel determined that the company was partially crushing vehicles without first removing mercury-added components, as required by law, the agency says.
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