Dive Brief:

• The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) announced that Blairsville, Pennsylvania-based Dlubak Glass has agreed to pay a $120,000 fine. 
• The fine stems from hazardous waste violations in the storage and recycling of cathode ray tube glass at a Dlubak facility in Yuma, Arizona.
• ADEQ inspectors found the infraction during an inspection, discovering broken glass at the site.

Dive Insight:

Inspectors also reported seeing stained soil, and samples taken from the site indicated that lead was present, with levels reaching 75 times more than the maximum federal and state exceedance level, which is established at 5 milligrams per liter. The director of ADEQ said that the company reached a resolution in the case by changing their procedures and performing soil clean-up.