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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: AutoZone, Inc.
Current Parent Company: AutoZone
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Penalty: $11,000,000
Year: 2019
Date: June 19, 2019
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: hazardous waste violation
Violation Description: AutoZone agreed to pay $11 million in settlement of allegations it unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste in landfills not authorized for such material, by allowing customers to deposit waste into regular trash containers. Joining in the settlement were the District Attorneys of Alameda, Monterey, Riverside,San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Solano, Ventura and Yolo Counties, and the Los Angeles City Attorney.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: multi-county
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Tennessee
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-auto parts
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.