U.S. EPA Region 5 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to Global Recycling, Inc (Global) to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA). EPA alleged that Global accepted for recycling small appliances, such as refrigerators and room air conditioners, and motor vehicles that contained or once contained ozone-depleting refrigerants, without either recovering the refrigerant from the appliances and vehicles or verifying that the refrigerant had been properly recovered prior to sale to Global, in violation of regulations found at 40 CFR 82.156. EPA issued a Finding of Violation to Global on May 30, 2012. Based on analysis of the factors specified in Section 113(e) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. ? 7413(e), the facts of this case, Global's cooperation and prompt return to compliance, and Global's ability to pay a penalty, the CAFO requires Global to pay a penalty of $3,000.