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Walmart agrees to pay $7.5 million to settle California lawsuit over disposal of hazardous waste

  • Walmart will pay $7.5 million to resolve a lawsuit by California officials over illegal disposal of hazardous waste.
  • The settlement includes $4.3 million in civil penalties and $3.2 million in reimbursements if approved.
  • California Attorney General Rob Bonta states the violations threatened human health and the environment.
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FortuneFortune

Walmart will pay $7.5 million to settle California lawsuit over illegal dumping of hazardous waste

It paid $1.25 million to Missouri in 2012 to settle a similar lawsuit.

·New York, United States
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DNyuzDNyuz

Walmart Agrees to Pay $7.5 Million to Resolve Hazardous Waste Charges

Walmart has agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve a lawsuit brought by California officials accusing the company of illegally disposing of hazardous waste across landfills throughout the state. The 2021 lawsuit stems from an investigation in which the state conducted 70 inspections from 2015 to 2021 of waste that Walmart stores sent to municipal landfills and found thousands of containers of toxic aerosols and liquid wastes, including spray pain…

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NewsweekNewsweek

Walmart agrees to pay $7.5 million to resolve hazardous waste charges

Walmart has agreed to pay $7.5 million in a settlement that alleged it illegally disposed of hazardous waste across landfills in California.

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Walmart agrees to pay $7.5 million to settle California lawsuit over disposal of hazardous waste

Walmart has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by California officials that alleged the retail giant illegally dumped hazardous waste.

·United States
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Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

Walmart faces $7.5-million penalty for dumping hazardous and medical waste in California landfills

Walmart could pay up to $7.5 million in penalties following a 2021 lawsuit alleging the retailer dumped over 80 tons of hazardous waste in California landfills.

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Times of San DiegoTimes of San Diego

Walmart to Pay $7.5M for Hazardous Waste Dumping in San Diego, Other CA Counties

Shopping cart is seen in front of a Walmart logo. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Walmart will pay $7.5 million to resolve charges that the largest U.S. retailer illegally disposed of hazardous and medical waste from its facilities into California municipal landfills. The settlement was announced on Tuesday by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, following more than 70 audits by authorities of waste that Walmart sent to the landfills between 2…

·San Diego County, United States
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