Saco, ME

Southern Maine Specialties, when asked if the waste generated on-site was hazardous, they had no idea! For this reason and many others they were charged with violating state and federal hazardous waste laws.
Where they went wrong:

• Storing containers of HazWaste next to incompatible material(s).
• Storing two 55-gallon drums of sodium hydroxide sludge together, in excess of the 55-gallon limit for HazWaste accumulation.
• Failed to provide required HazWaste management training for employees
• Storing HazWaste in a tank not designed for that purpose.

The complaint stemmed from an EPA inspection of the facility in January 2010.
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It is noted in the report that Southern Maine acted quickly in rectifying all of the complaints against them. But I have to ask is being ignorant of state and federal HazWaste laws really worth a $38,250 claim against your company?

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