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Environmental

May 30, 2013

Retailers put on notice by Wal-Mart hazardous waste settlement

Retailers around California are now on notice to follow hazardous waste laws or meet a similar fate to Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which agreed to pay $81 million in penalties to settle a criminal case over mishandling toxic products.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Retailers around California are now on notice to follow hazardous waste laws or meet a similar fate to Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which agreed to pay $81 million in penalties to settle a criminal case over mishandling toxic products.


Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles and San Francisco joined forces to charge the retail giant with failing to properly dispose of thousands of products - including cleaners, s...

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