"The Environmental Protection Agency slapped Apple with a $261,000 fine last week, accusing the tech giant of mishandling waste at a controversial facility located next to a cluster of Santa Clara apartments. The EPA's order, filed on Oct. 27, said that inspections at the Apple site in 2023 and 2024 revealed violations to California's Health & Safety Code. The issues mostly relate to waste labeling and storage, but Apple is also accused of leaving a waste exhaust vent without a control device,"
"An Apple executive has signed the EPA's order, agreeing that the Cupertino company will pay the penalty and fix the issues that the EPA inspectors found.In a statement to SFGATE, Apple spokesperson Sean Redding described the violations as "compliance issues" related to "labeling, documentation and management of a conveyance system." "The issues posed no risks to the environment and were quickly resolved, and we remain deeply committed to protecting the environment everywhere we operate," Redding wrote."
The Environmental Protection Agency fined Apple $261,000 after inspections in 2023 and 2024 found violations of California's Health & Safety Code at a semiconductor fabrication building in Santa Clara. Problems included improper waste labeling and storage and a waste exhaust vent that lacked a control device and was connected to the general exhaust. An Apple executive signed the EPA order agreeing to pay the penalty and fix the issues. Apple called them compliance issues related to labeling, documentation and conveyance management and said they posed no environmental risk and were quickly resolved. The site also faces six pending Bay Area Air Quality Management District notices concerning permitting and venting of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide.
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