US EditionMetal Recycling Site in Watts Closing Permanently After Years-Long Fight by Neighbors and Students
- A South L.A. Recycling plant will shut down permanently after the owners pleaded guilty to illegal disposal of hazardous waste and public nuisance.
- The owners will pay $150,000 in fines and $1 million in restitution to the Los Angeles Unified School District as part of the agreement.
- District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman emphasized the importance of accountability for environmental transgressions and stated that the closure prevents further threats to the community.
- Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho described the shutdown as a significant step against a decades-long injustice, asserting that company safety must take precedence over profits.
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Watts metal scrap yard to shut down after felony hazardous waste charges – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group
S&W Atlas Iron and Metal Co., adjacent to Jordan High School in Watts, has agreed to close its doors as part of a plea deal with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The company has pleaded no contest to five felony counts of disposal of hazardous waste without a permit. Courtesy photo WATTS — A metal salvage and recycling yard adjacent to Jordan High School pleaded no contest May 20 to five felony counts of disposal of hazardous…
Company Pleads No Contest to Felony Charges in Hazardous Waste Case
A metal salvage and recycling yard adjacent to Jordan High School in Watts pleaded no contest Tuesday to five felony counts of disposal of hazardous waste without a permit, while the company’s owners each pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor charges in a deal authorities say will permanently close the site for use as a recycling facility. S&W Atlas Iron and Metal Co. Inc. will be ordered to pay $1 million in restitution to the Los Angeles Uni…
Controversial metal recycler in Watts permanently shut down
The controversial S&W Atlas Iron & Metal Co. in Watts has been shut down for good. Atlas Iron's owners pleaded no contest to five felony counts of hazardous waste disposal at an unpermitted site on Tuesday, "resulting in the immediate and permanent closure of all operations on its premises," the L.A. County District Attorney's Office announced. Atlas Metals was temporarily closed earlier this year. The company's father-son ownership team, 78-yea…
Plea deal shutters Watts recycling plant accused of spewing toxins into school
S&W Atlas Iron & Metal agreed to close and pleaded guilty Tuesday to multiple counts of failing to properly dispose of hazardous waste, charges that stemmed from allegations the recycling plant belched metal projectiles and toxins onto a nearby high school for years.
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