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California Judge Orders UPS to Pay $1.4 Million Over Hazardous Waste Protocols

Prosecutors said UPS risked contaminating soil and water sources, and introduced hidden hazards to sanitation workers.
California Judge Orders UPS to Pay $1.4 Million Over Hazardous Waste Protocols
A UPS Customer Center office in New York on April 4, 2020. Chung I Ho/The Epoch Times
Kimberly Hayek
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The global shipping and logistics company UPS, as well as its affiliates, including UPS Supply Chain Solutions, General Services, Inc., and UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc., were found guilty of unlawfully disposing of hazardous and medical waste in California, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office announced on Aug. 4.

The ruling, issued on July 25 by the San Joaquin County Superior Court, involved 140 facilities across California, 10 of which were located in Riverside County.

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.