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L'Henri, Inc.
New York, NY: (Sep-17-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against One Hour Martinizing, a laundry and dry cleaning operation on St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, alleging that the Barbel Plaza facility had several violations regarding the use of a hazardous chemical. In April 2005, EPA inspected the One Hour Martinizing facility for compliance with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations, which govern how business must handle hazardous waste. The Agency determined that the facility failed to properly designate wastes as hazardous wastes; stored and treated or disposed of its hazardous wastes without a permit; and failed to minimize the possibility of hazardous waste releases into the environment by mishandling the wastes. Releases of these materials can cause respiratory problems for workers, contaminate ground water and seriously damage marine environments. The complaint stated that the facility improperly handled fluorescent light bulbs, which contain mercury. Mercury can be released into the environment when fluorescent bulbs are crushed during disposal. Fluorescent light bulbs can and should be recycled.
In a settlement reached, the owner of the One Hour Martinizing agreed to pay to spend at least $40,000 on revamping operations to ultimately eliminate the use of a hazardous chemical at his Barbel Plaza facility. The owner will also pay a penalty of $5,000 for past violations of federal rules requiring him to identify and properly handle and dispose of hazardous waste. As per the terms of the agreement, the L'Henri, Inc., the corporation that owns the business, agreed to phase in, over a two-year period, a new, hybrid class of dry cleaning machinery that uses less toxic solvents for dry cleaning and is significantly more energy efficient. [YOSEMITE EPA: LAUNDRY CHEMICALS]
Published on Sep-19-07
In a settlement reached, the owner of the One Hour Martinizing agreed to pay to spend at least $40,000 on revamping operations to ultimately eliminate the use of a hazardous chemical at his Barbel Plaza facility. The owner will also pay a penalty of $5,000 for past violations of federal rules requiring him to identify and properly handle and dispose of hazardous waste. As per the terms of the agreement, the L'Henri, Inc., the corporation that owns the business, agreed to phase in, over a two-year period, a new, hybrid class of dry cleaning machinery that uses less toxic solvents for dry cleaning and is significantly more energy efficient. [YOSEMITE EPA: LAUNDRY CHEMICALS]
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