At two Tennessee locations, Express Auto Recyclers accepted for recycling appliances that used a Class I or Class II refrigerant without recovering the refrigerant or verifying via a compliant signed statement that the refrigerant had been properly recovered before delivery to Express for recycling. The violations were discovered during inspections Express in May 2014.
On September 15, 2014, EPA issued a Finding of Violation which alleged that Express failed to reduce emissions of ozone-depleting substances as required by 40 C.F.R. Part 82, Subpart F. The CAFO will require Express to pay a civil penalty of $32,000.