Washington Fines Crystal Clean $1.04 Million over Toxic Waste Tracking, Storage Failures

Washington fines Crystal Clean $1.04 million over toxic waste tracking, storage failures

Washington regulators have levied a penalty of more than $1 million against a national hazardous-waste company after alleging that a Lakewood site near homes mishandled used oil, solvents, and other toxic materials.

Crystal Clean Fined $1.04M Over Lakewood Waste Violations

A Lakewood hazardous waste facility is facing the largest single penalty the Washington State Department of Ecology has issued so far this year, after investigators found the company altered shipping documents, stored dangerous chemicals improperly, and sent shipments to disposal sites that weren't authorized to take them. Crystal Clean now owes $1.04 million in fines, and the company says it plans to fight the assessment. Two Years of Violation…