20 FEBRUARY 2015recyclingportal.eu
Beverage container recycling fraud: US State to receive $1.8 million settlement
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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A Los Angeles-area recycling business will pay $1.8 million in restitution to the state’s Beverage Container Recycling Program as part of a settlement agreement resulting from illegal claims for refunds on out-of-state bottles and cans. As part of the agreement with the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), Action Sales and Metal, Inc. and owner Bruce Falk will be barred from future participation in the program.
CalRecycle received $845,000 of the settlement last week, when the agreement was signed; the outstanding $955,000, seized from the business by law enforcement during two separate investigations, will be released to CalRecycle within 30 days. The settlement comes on the heels of an investigation by CalRecycle, the California Department of Justice, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
“CalRecycle is dedicated to protecting the Beverage Container Recycling Fund and going after people who steal from the program,” CalRecycle Director Caroll Mortensen said. “These are public funds – they are owed to consumers who pay CRV when they buy beverages and then return the containers for recycling. We will vigorously pursue these investigations, and we won’t back down until perpetrators are held accountable for their actions.”
CalRecycle received $845,000 of the settlement last week, when the agreement was signed; the outstanding $955,000, seized from the business by law enforcement during two separate investigations, will be released to CalRecycle within 30 days. The settlement comes on the heels of an investigation by CalRecycle, the California Department of Justice, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
“CalRecycle is dedicated to protecting the Beverage Container Recycling Fund and going after people who steal from the program,” CalRecycle Director Caroll Mortensen said. “These are public funds – they are owed to consumers who pay CRV when they buy beverages and then return the containers for recycling. We will vigorously pursue these investigations, and we won’t back down until perpetrators are held accountable for their actions.”
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