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Article: BARBOSA CABINETS PAYS OVER $32,200 TO SETTLE FEDERAL HAZARDOUS WASTE VIOLATIONS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 12, 2007
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The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 office issued the following news release:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a $32,200 settlement with Tracy, Calif.-based Barbosa Cabinets, Inc. for improperly storing, labeling, handling and disposing of hazardous waste materials - a violation of federal law.
"Every facility that creates hazardous waste is required to train its employees, implement an emergency contingency plan and properly categorize, label and dispose of hazardous waste generated," said Steven Barhite, acting Waste Management Division director for the EPA's Pacific Southwest region. "We are pleased Barbosa Cabinets has corrected its violations. The ...