Diversified Recycling
Contents
Summary
Diversified Recycling did XYZ. Lots of evidence beyond what was listed in Evidentiary Report. Shifting material between facilities prior to audits. Sending material to Sarah's Trading for long period of time... just to clean out warehouses. Sarah's is very obviously bad downstream place. According to discussions with owner, they supposedly also took material from IMS Recycling, Goodwill, and ____. But BAN was unable to follow up with those connections.
Sarah's Trading
Story of late-night stakeouts. Smashing. Pictures of inside facility, smashing.
Dumping
Followed trucks, and followed tracking devices. Material went to ____. --Pictures--
Evidence & Supporting Documents
- Full summary of Diversified case and related evidence.
- Diversified Timeline
- Evidentiary Report
- Supporting documents:
- cnc_determination_letter_diversified_recycling (Dec 18, 2014)
- Supporting documents:
- Spreadsheet of over 200 Intercon shipping containers. ....(note: Excel version available upon request - email inform@ban.org)
Chronology
Whistleblower info.
Known Contracts
Legal Status
Handed over information to authorities.
Freddy Cayaffa Montano, plead guilty on 9/22/15 to negotiated plea. plea deal.
From in or about November 2013, through in or about December 2014, in
the Northern District of Georgia, the defendant, FREDDY CA YAFFA
MONT ANO, did knowingly and willfully combine, conspire, confederate, agree,
and have a tacit understanding with others, known and unknown, to commit an
offense against the United States; namely, violations of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by:
a. knowingly transporting and causing to be transported hazardous waste,
specifically, used, broken cathode ray tubes ("CRTs"), to a facility which
did not have a permit issued by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), or an authorized state, to treat, store, and
dispose of hazardous waste;
b. knowingly disposing of hazardous waste, specifically, CRTs, without a
permit issued by the EPA, or an authorized state, to dispose of such waste
Sentencing in December.
19. The Defendant agrees to cooperate truthfully and completely with the Government, including being debriefed and providing truthful testimony at any proceeding resulting from or related to Defendant's cooperation. Defendant agrees to so cooperate in any investigation or proceeding as requested by the Government.
Press Coverage
Basel Action Network Press Releases
E-Scrap News Articles
- "Certification audit exposes exporter" - July 5, 2011
Other Media Coverage
- "AAN Fights to Defend Anti-SLAPP Laws" - AAN News - January 13, 2014