A drone photo showing CRT glass piles at the South 59th Avenue site, from a cleanup plan prepared by Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions.
In recent months, crews have cleaned up nearly 40 million pounds of CRT materials at former Closed Loop locations in Phoenix, including millions of pounds of leaded glass that sat outside for years.
A former e-scrap company owner faces potential prison time, fines and supervised release following any prison time served. | Zolnierek/Shutterstock
The leader of a company that stockpiled CRT materials in the Midwest has pleaded guilty to criminal charges of storing and stockpiling hazardous waste, federal prosecutors announced this week.
Court records detail how much material was stored at each 5R site, estimated cleanup costs and who will shoulder the financial burden of removing the hazardous waste. | Boonchuay1970/Shutterstock
A property owner paid $1.1 million to clean up e-scrap abandoned by 5R Processors in Tennessee. State regulators say a similar effort in Wisconsin will cost close to $2 million – and could come out of public funds.
Retroworks de Mexico launched in 2007, associated with U.S. processor American Retroworks. | Photo courtesy Robin Ingenthron.
Bonnie Dennee pleaded guilty to conspiracy to store and transport hazardous waste without required permits and manifests. | Andrey Burmakin/Shutterstock
Another former executive of now-defunct e-scrap company 5R Processors has been sentenced to prison for a CRT-related crime.
The view from inside one of Closed Loop’s warehouses in Columbus, Ohio in 2015. | Courtesy of AECOM
E-scrap processor Kuusakoski has agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit demanding that it help clean up massive CRT stockpiles in Columbus, Ohio.
For years, 5R stockpiled millions of pounds of CRT glass in two states – and hid the violations from regulators and auditors – before the company failed. | Evlakhov Valeriy/Shutterstock
After admitting to his role in a CRT-stockpiling scheme and his company’s legal troubles, an executive at defunct 5R Processors has been ordered to serve 18 months in prison.
Sony’s payment will help fund cleanup of the estimated 160 million pound stockpile at two Ohio facilities. | Courtesy of EnSafe.
Sony Electronics agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle allegations that the company is liable for CRT materials abandoned by Closed Loop Refining and Recovery.
Retroworks de Mexico launched in 2007, associated with U.S. processor American Retroworks. | Photo courtesy Robin Ingenthron.
After 13 years, Retroworks de Mexico will turn off the lights and shut the door next month. But the CRT processor was no failure. Continue Reading
