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Clorox Australia Fined $5.2 Million Over False Claims of Using Recycled Plastic
Apr 15 2025 // Australia’s competition regulator said on Monday Clorox’s local unit had been fined A$8.25 million ($5.19 million) by the Federal Court over falsely claiming its GLAD kitchen and garbage bags were partially...
Wisconsin Recycling Company Fined $202K for Exposing Workers to Lead, Cadmium
Oct 11 2024 // A follow-up inspection by federal workplace safety investigators in April 2024 found a Janesville, Wisconsin recycling company continuing to expose employees to unsafe levels of lead and cadmium while they dismantled...
No Sovereign Immunity for Virginia City or Truck Driver In-Between Garbage Pick-Ups
Oct 8 2024 // The Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial court erred in finding that a garbage truck driver and the city of Chesapeake were shielded by sovereign immunity for their role in an accident caused by the truck...
Keurig Agrees $1.5M SEC Fine Over Pod Recyclability Statements
Sep 11 2024 // Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that the beverage company made inaccurate statements regarding the recyclability of its K-Cup pods, the...
Wisconsin Waste Management Company Faces $367K Fine for Endangering Workers
Jul 22 2024 // Had John’s Disposal Service Inc. and John’s Recycling Inc. in Franksville, Wisconsin followed federal safety standards, a temporary maintenance worker might not have suffered severe injuries when their jacket...
Communities Can’t Recycle or Trash E-Cigarettes. So What Happens to Them?
Oct 20 2023 // With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions of small, battery-powered devices that are considered hazardous...
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