AG Gansler Secures Conviction in Illegal Hazardous Waste Transport Case New Jersey-based company operating in Md. failed to renew required permit Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that National Waste Clean, LLC, a New Jersey-based company, has pleaded guilty in the District Court for Prince George’s County to transporting hazardous waste without a permit. “Companies that haul hazardous waste are required to get permits because their load presents a potential risk to public safety,” said Attorney General Gansler. “We must be vigilant to ensure compliance with the law and do everything we can to keep Marylanders safe.” The permitting violation was discovered in March 2012 while investigators from the Attorney General’s Environmental Crimes Unit were looking into separate hazardous waste violations of a dry cleaning business. During the initial probe, investigators learned that National Waste Clean was the normal hauler for the dry cleaner. The company picks up controlled hazardous waste products from clients in numerous states, including Maryland, and then transports those wastes to a licensed facility in Canada. Any hauler of controlled hazardous substances in Maryland is required to be licensed by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). National Waste Clean was issued a one-year Controlled [...]
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