A self-service used auto-parts company will pay more than $2.5 million as part of a settlement with 13 California district attorneys over the company’s illegal disposal of hazardous waste, authorities said Friday.
Pick-n-Pull also was fined over pollution issues with storm water, Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton said in a statement. The judgement produced $1.85 million in civil penalties, $350,000 in enforcement costs, and $350,000 to be given to environmental projects, including the Contra Costa Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund, according to Becton.
“It’s a priority to protect our environment and especially our water ways from harmful pollutants,” Becton said in a statement. “When contacted by prosecutors, Pick-n-Pull promptly implemented improved training procedures and practices relating to their hazardous waste disposal.”