Hazardous waste · violations by year
Hazardous waste violations in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2018
- 7Handlers cited
- 12Violations on record
- 3Handlers cited in 2017
- 11thAmong Pennsylvania counties that year
Berks County, Pennsylvania has 7 hazardous waste handlers with at least one violation on record during 2018, across 12 separate violations. That compares with 3 in 2017. It is the 11th largest of the 21 Pennsylvania counties with three or more handlers cited that year. Each row below carries the date the violation was recorded, the agency that recorded it and the kind of violation it was.
Other years
Comparable counties in Pennsylvania, 2018
- Allegheny County 8
- Chester County 8
- Blair County 6
- Cambria County 6
- Venango County 6
- Lycoming County 9
- Philadelphia County 5
- Westmoreland County 10
Violations recorded in 2018
| Date | Handler | Where | Kind | Recorded by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-31 | BEACON CONTAINER CORP | Birdsboro | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2018-08-24 | ADELPHI KITCHENS INC | Robesonia | Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Use and Management of Containers | S |
| 2018-08-24 | ADELPHI KITCHENS INC | Robesonia | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2018-08-24 | ADELPHI KITCHENS INC | Robesonia | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2018-06-20 | READING HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER | West Reading | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2018-06-18 | EAST PENN MANUFACTURING CO INC | Lyon Station | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste for Recovery or Disposal | E |
| 2018-03-01 | ATLAS MINERALS & CHEMICALS | Mertztown | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2018-03-01 | ATLAS MINERALS & CHEMICALS | Mertztown | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2018-03-01 | ATLAS MINERALS & CHEMICALS | Mertztown | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Large Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2018-03-01 | ATLAS MINERALS & CHEMICALS | Mertztown | Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | S |
| 2018-01-24 | CAN CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Blandon | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2018-01-23 | MATERION CORP READING PLT 2 | Leesport | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Manifest Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | S |
Figures from EPA’s RCRAInfo download.