(AGENPARL) - Roma, 10 Ottobre 2024 - (AGENPARL) – gio 10 ottobre 2024 EPA Announces $473,685 Penalty for Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD for Alleged RCRA Violations
DALLAS, TEXAS (October 10, 2024)— The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD will pay a civil penalty amounting to $473,685 for failing to notify EPA of alleged waste handling and management activities.
“Waste management is an important aspect of environmental protection. Improper waste management practices can lead to environmental and community challenges for decades,” said Regional Administrator Dr. Earthea Nance. “This settlement reinforces our commitment to ensure companies are adhering to crucial RCRA regulations that are designed to protect our natural resources and public health from the dangers of hazardous waste.”
EPA conducted an inspection on December 6, 2022, at the Port of Galveston, Texas and found Pier 10 was being used to allegedly offload waste from eight different Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD (RCL) vessels into the United States. After reviewing additional reports and correspondence provided by RCL, who cooperated throughout the settlement process, EPA determined that RCL offloaded solid and hazardous waste materials from July 2019 to July 2024, into the U.S. EPA alleged that RCL failed to revise its Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 3010 notifications, failed to file accurate biennial reports, failed to keep adequate records of hazardous waste determinations, failed to comply with the land disposal restrictions for the incinerator ash, and failed to comply with the obligations of a large quantity generator.
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