Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has filed a civil complaint, on behalf of the Maryland Department of the Environment, against World Recycling Co. and three related entities (WRC).
The complaint, filed in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, requests civil penalties and an injunction ordering WRC to clean-up open dumps and accumulated solid waste at two locations in Maryland and upgrade them to comply with state and federal law.
WRC has been in operation as a recycling sorting and processing facility in Cheverly and Baltimore City since 2014. In 2018, WRC was the subject of a Department of the Environment administrative enforcement action resulting in a consent order.
According to the attorney general, since 2019, after its building in Cheverly was destroyed by fire, WRC has been operating an un-permitted transfer station and open dump in Cheverly in Prince George’s County, storing and dumping roll-off containers of solid waste. Also, the complaint alleges, that since 2021, WRC has allowed solid waste to accumulate at its Baltimore City facility, creating an open dump, a habitat for vermin, and a fire hazard, as well as putting pollutants in a position to contaminate waters of the state.
“World Recycling Company created an environmental hazard by operating open dumps of solid waste, violating Maryland’s environmental laws and, given the locations of the two facilities, disproportionately affecting overburdened communities and communities of color. It needs to be held accountable,” said Brown.
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