Hazardous waste · violations by year
Hazardous waste violations in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2023
- 24Handlers cited
- 47Violations on record
- 16Handlers cited in 2022
- 2ndAmong Pennsylvania counties that year
Berks County, Pennsylvania has 24 hazardous waste handlers with at least one violation on record during 2023, across 47 separate violations. That compares with 16 in 2022. It is the 2nd largest of the 30 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, 2023
- Lancaster County 23
- Allegheny County 22
- Montgomery County 21
- Cumberland County 19
- Erie County 15
- Lebanon County 15
- Philadelphia County 13
- Dauphin County 12
Violations recorded in 2023
| Date | Handler | Where | Kind | Recorded by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-12 | MORGAN TRUCK BODY LLC | Morgantown | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-12-12 | MORGAN TRUCK BODY LLC | Morgantown | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2023-12-06 | POST PRECISION CASTINGS, INC. | Strausstown | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2023-11-27 | PPG PAINTS STORE 8292 | Reading | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2023-11-27 | PPG PAINTS STORE 8292 | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-11-20 | SFS INTEC INC | Wyomissing | Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Use and Management of Containers | S |
| 2023-11-20 | SFS INTEC INC | Wyomissing | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-11-02 | POST PRECISION CASTINGS, INC. | Strausstown | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2023-11-02 | POST PRECISION CASTINGS, INC. | Strausstown | Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Use and Management of Containers | S |
| 2023-11-02 | POST PRECISION CASTINGS, INC. | Strausstown | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-10-17 | SIGNATURE SIGN | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-10-17 | SIGNATURE SIGN | Reading | Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Use and Management of Containers | S |
| 2023-10-17 | SIGNATURE SIGN | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-10-17 | SIGNATURE SIGN | Reading | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2023-10-17 | SIGNATURE SIGN | Reading | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2023-10-17 | SIGNATURE SIGN | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-09-01 | LOVES AUTO BODY SHOP | Mohnton | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-08-22 | CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP | Reading | Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Preparedness and Prevention | E |
| 2023-08-22 | CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | E |
| 2023-08-22 | CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | E |
| 2023-08-22 | CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP | Reading | Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Use and Management of Containers | E |
| 2023-08-16 | VAN INDUSTRIES INC | Birdsboro | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-08-16 | VAN INDUSTRIES INC | Birdsboro | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-08-16 | VAN INDUSTRIES INC | Birdsboro | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-08-16 | VAN INDUSTRIES INC | Birdsboro | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2023-08-16 | VAN INDUSTRIES INC | Birdsboro | Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Use and Management of Containers | S |
| 2023-07-24 | TOPPAN INTERAMERICA INC | Morgantown | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2023-07-20 | HOLLYWOOD CLEANERS | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-05-31 | READING HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER | West Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-05-09 | CENTURY CABINETRY OF LEESPORT INC | Leesport | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-05-09 | CENTURY CABINETRY OF LEESPORT INC | Leesport | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-05-01 | IWCO DIRECT TWIN LLC | Hamburg | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2023-05-01 | LOWES OF HAMBURG PA #2894 | Hamburg | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2023-05-01 | LOWES OF HAMBURG PA #2894 | Hamburg | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-04-25 | ENERSYS DELAWARE INC | Reading | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2023-04-25 | ENERSYS DELAWARE INC | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-04-11 | SPANCO INC | Morgantown | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-03-22 | REITNOUER INC | Birdsboro | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-03-20 | ENGINEERED MATERIALS SOLUTIONS HAMBURG FACILITY | Hamburg | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2023-02-28 | HEYCO METALS INC | Reading | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2023-02-15 | K & L WOODWORKING INC | Reading | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2023-02-07 | READING ALLOYS LLC | Robesonia | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-02-03 | COBRA ANCHORS CORP | Temple | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2023-01-24 | MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL ADVANCED MATERIALS INC | Reading | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2023-01-24 | MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL ADVANCED MATERIALS INC | Reading | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2023-01-03 | BEHRINGER SAWS INC | Morgantown | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2023-01-03 | BEHRINGER SAWS INC | Morgantown | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
Figures from EPA’s RCRAInfo download.