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Walmart sued for allegedly dumping over a million hazardous items a year
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business California filed a lawsuit against Walmart Monday for allegedly disposing of hazardous waste at a rate of “more than one million items each year,” the state’s Department of Justice announced.
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business California filed a lawsuit against Walmart Monday for allegedly disposing of hazardous waste at a rate of “more than one million items each year,” the state’s Department of Justice announced.
California authorities say Walmart, the country's largest retailer, continues to dump hazardous waste in landfills despite a previous enforcement action.
Investigators said inspections of trash compactors from Walmart stores over the last six years found dozens of items classified as either hazardous waste or customer records with personal information.
The state conducted 58 inspections in 13 counties of trash compactors taken from Walmart stores from 2015 to 2021. In every case, hazardous waste was found.
Walmart illegally dumps more than 1 million batteries, aerosol cans of insect killer and other hazardous waste products into California landfills each year, state prosecutors have alleged.
California will join 12 district attorneys in suing Walmart, alleging the retail giant has repeatedly violated state laws against hazardous waste disposal over the past six years.
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