Hazardous waste · violations by year
Hazardous waste violations in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2022
- 16Handlers cited
- 34Violations on record
- 8Handlers cited in 2021
- 6thAmong Pennsylvania counties that year
Berks County, Pennsylvania has 16 hazardous waste handlers with at least one violation on record during 2022, across 34 separate violations. That compares with 8 in 2021. It is the 6th largest of the 28 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, 2022
- Bucks County 17
- Lancaster County 18
- Allegheny County 13
- Montgomery County 21
- Clearfield County 10
- Delaware County 10
- Philadelphia County 10
- Dauphin County 9
Violations recorded in 2022
| Date | Handler | Where | Kind | Recorded by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-16 | YUASA BATTERY INC | Laureldale | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-12-16 | YUASA BATTERY INC | Laureldale | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-12-16 | YUASA BATTERY INC | Laureldale | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2022-12-16 | RUSSELL PLYWOOD | West Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-12-08 | BJS WHOLESALE CLUB 057 | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-10-21 | ELECTRO SPACE FABRICATORS INC | Topton | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2022-10-21 | ELECTRO SPACE FABRICATORS INC | Topton | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-09-13 | ATLAS MINERALS & CHEMICALS | Mertztown | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-09-13 | ATLAS MINERALS & CHEMICALS | Mertztown | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-08-03 | PRIZER-PAINTER STOVE WORKS INC | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-08-03 | PRIZER-PAINTER STOVE WORKS INC | Reading | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2022-07-14 | LOWES OF SOUTH READING PA #1717 | Sinking Spring | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-06-30 | AMER CRANE & EQUIP CORP | Douglasville | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2022-06-06 | UNICAST CO | Boyertown | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-05-19 | IRON MOUNTAINS LLC | Morgantown | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2022-05-19 | IRON MOUNTAINS LLC | Morgantown | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-05-19 | IRON MOUNTAINS LLC | Morgantown | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2022-05-12 | NPX ONE LLC | Reading | EPA Administered Permit Programs: the HW Permit Program General Information | S |
| 2022-05-10 | LOWES OF SOUTH READING PA #1717 | Sinking Spring | Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | S |
| 2022-05-03 | CAMBRIDGE LEE IND LLC | Reading | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2022-05-03 | CAMBRIDGE LEE IND LLC | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-04-07 | TOPPAN INTERAMERICA INC | Morgantown | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2022-04-07 | TOPPAN INTERAMERICA INC | Morgantown | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2022-04-07 | TOPPAN INTERAMERICA INC | Morgantown | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-03-25 | MONTELLO TERMINAL | Sinking Spring | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2022-03-25 | MONTELLO TERMINAL | Sinking Spring | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-02-15 | UPS READING | Reading | Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | E |
| 2022-02-15 | UPS READING | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | E |
| 2022-02-15 | UPS READING | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Manifest Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | E |
| 2022-02-15 | UPS READING | Reading | Land Disposal Restrictions: General | E |
| 2022-02-15 | UPS READING | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | E |
| 2022-02-08 | INDUSTRIAL METAL PLATING INC | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | S |
| 2022-01-05 | INDUSTRIAL METAL PLATING INC | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2022-01-05 | INDUSTRIAL METAL PLATING INC | Reading | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
Figures from EPA’s RCRAInfo download.