CRT Cleanup Costs for 5R's Abandoned Tennessee Site Paid by Landlord
The state plans to file a civil suit seeking reimbursement from 5R’s former executives.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The landlord of the 5R Processors site in Tennessee is said to have paid $1.1 million towards cleaning up abandoned CRT materials, said court records. The cleanup cost at its Wisconsin location is estimated at around $2 million, which also would have to be redeemed from public funds.
5R Processors had stored materials including crushed CRT glass, broken and intact CRTs, whole TVs and other assorted e-scrap in violation of federal regulations during the period from 2011 to 2016. The company’s Tennessee facility had piled up more than 7 million pounds of leaded CRT glass, whereas 1.3 million pounds were found amassed at various sites across Wisconsin.
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Although the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ordered James Moss, a former company president to pay full costs of the Wisconsin and Tennessee cleanups, it had stated that he does not have sufficient economic resources to allow him to make the payment in any foreseeable future. Instead Moss was ordered by court to begin making payments of $100 per month after his release from prison.
The state plans to file a civil suit seeking reimbursement from 5R’s former executives.
The Tennessee site cleanup is completed, whereas the cleanup at Wisconsin sites is still not completed.