EPA Settles Cleanup Deal with Small Iowa Polluters
Published Date: 6/26/2025
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Summary
The EPA is teaming up with five companies to settle cleanup responsibilities at the Recycletronics-Akron Farm Superfund Site in Iowa. These companies are considered minor contributors, so the deal helps share cleanup costs fairly without big penalties. This plan moves forward soon, making sure the site gets cleaned up while keeping things fair and on track.
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EPA De Minimis Settlement for Akron Site
The EPA Region 7 proposes a CERCLA De Minimis Contributor Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent with Allied Plastics LLC, Cascade Asset Management LLC, OmniSource LLC, Schupan Recycling a/k/a Schupan & Sons Inc., and Universal Recycling Technologies LLC. The agreement concerns the Recycletronics–Akron Farm Facility Superfund Site at 16998 160 St., Akron, Iowa and is described as a de minimis (minor) contributor settlement that shares cleanup responsibilities fairly.
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