The Balmer Sun: South Baltimore medical waste incinerator to pay one of largest environmental fines in Maryland history
A medical waste incineration company has agreed to pay one of the largest fines in a criminal environmental case in Maryland’s history after state investigators found its South Baltimore facility was inadequately burning contaminated refuse from hospitals and other medical facilities, state officials said Tuesday.
In a guilty plea signed this August, Curtis Bay Energy agreed to pay the state a $1 million penalty, plus $750,000 for environmental projects for the surrounding community, to be distributed to local organizations by the Chesapeake Bay Trust.
The medical waste incinerator in the Hawkins Point industrial area, across Curtis Creek from the residential neighborhoods of Curtis Bay, is the nation’s largest, accepting materials from around the nation and Canada. It was acquired by Los Angeles-based private equity firm Aurora Capital Partners in 2021, following Maryland’s investigation.
The company pleaded guilty to 40 counts in violation of its refuse disposal permit, including failing to treat medical waste, provide adequate personnel and equipment, prevent leakage and maintain adequate records.
That's one way to fund the state.
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