Civil Plaintiff
Pick-N-Pull Settles Environmental Violations Allegations For $2.5 Million
A company that buys used vehicles and sells or recycles its parts has agreed to a $2.5 million settlement over allegations of illegal disposal of hazardous waste and stormwater pollution issues.
Pick-N-Pull agreed to the settlement with 14 California district attorneys’ offices and promptly improved their practices, according to a Friday announcement from the office of Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton.
The company, which operates 21 facilities in Northern California, including one in American Canyon, buys older vehicles, sells their parts and recycles the remaining steel. Pick-N-Pull is a subsidiary of Schnitzer Steel, Inc.
