CHICAGO, April 5 /PRNewswire/ --

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 recently filed a complaint and compliance order against Joyner's Die Casting & Plating, Inc. (Brooklyn Park, Minn.), for alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). A $124,157 fine

The company failed to: determine if solid wastes (cyanide carbonates) used on site were hazardous; obtain a permit for treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous waste; and file a report with EPA and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency that details the transportation of hazardous waste to another site. EPA discovered the violations during a June 8, 2000, inspection.

Under RCRA, passed by Congress in 1976, EPA regulates hazardous wastes from their production to their final disposal.

About Joyner's, Inc.

Joyner's is a die casting and plating company located at 7801 Xylon Ave. North, Brooklyn Park, Minn.

About EPA

Founded in 1970, EPA is responsible for protecting the environment and human health. The Agency enforces air, water, and land laws and ensures that designated health standards are met. EPA Region 5 includes six Great Lakes states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.