The company, now part of Pactiv Evergreen, will pay a civil penalty, make facility modifications and undertake a $2.1 million supplemental environmental project for violations at an Arkansas kraft pulp and paper mill.
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The company will pay a civil penalty, make facility modifications and undertake a $2.1 million supplemental environmental project for violations at the Pine Bluff, Arkansas, pulp and paper mill.
The U.S. EPA recently reached a settlement worth more than $2 million with Evergreen Packaging over Clean Air Act violations.
The consent agreement and final order (CAFO) alleged that Evergreen failed to do three main actions at its kraft pulp and paper mill in Pine Bluff, Arkansas: control hazardous air pollutants, meet fuel specifications for boilers and close washer windows and hoods during operation.
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