Dive Brief:

• The state Department of Environmental Protection fined two haulers $1,032 each, accusing them of dumping recyclables into Massachusetts' South Hadley landfill.
• J. Tinnerello Waste LLC of Agawam and McNamara Waste Services LLC of East Longmeadow, both in Massachusetts, were each notified of the violations on September 13.
• It is suspected that the workers have repeated this offense at least 20 times in 2013, with the companies being warned by both the DEP and the landfill operators about the breach.

Dive Insight:

DEP inspectors had witnessed the infractions from both companies, and the haulers were sent a notice of intent to assess a civil administrative penalty.