Attempted Illegal Export of Hazardous Waste Results in $15,000 Fine

March 2, 2010

NEWMARKET, Ont. -- An environmental enforcement investigation by Environment Canada ended February 25, 2010 with sentencing following a guilty plea from CC Ever Better International Co. Ltd. of Toronto, Ontario, in the Ontario Court of Justice. The company pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, and was fined $15,000. The fine will be directed to Environment Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund.

Following the discovery of 39 skids of miscellaneous plastic and electronic scrap in a Port of Vancouver shipment destined for Hong Kong, Environment Canada opened an investigation into suspected violations of exporting hazardous waste without a permit. Of the discovered material, there were approximately 30 skids of broken and non-working computer monitors containing cathode-ray tubes. CC Ever Better International Co. Ltd. pleaded guilty to exporting hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material without a permit, contrary to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

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