Cases — 4356213

As of Oct 2, 2026.

Activity name

United Parcel Service, Inc.

Case number

06-2022-0942

Case name

United Parcel Service, Inc.

Region code

06

Fiscal year

2022

Activity type code

AFR

Activity type desc

Administrative - Formal

Activity status code

FOI

Activity status desc

Final Order Issued

Activity status date

2022-10-17

Lead agency

EPA

Case status date

2022-10-17

Voluntary self disclosure

false

Multimedia flag

false

Summary text

On October 17, 2022, the Environmental Appeals Board ratified a Consent Agreement ( CA ) between the Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA ) and United Parcel Services, Inc. ( UPS ). The agreement followed a year-long negotiation between EPA and UPS, led by Region 6, and supported by EPA HQs. The CA resolves violations of hazardous waste regulations at 1,160 facilities across forty-five (45) states and the territory of Puerto Rico. The model for the negotiation and settlement mirrored the R6 settlement for similar claims alleged by R6 in a Consent Agreement and Final Order, which was filed in 2021. Respondent's facilities generate hazardous waste regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( RCRA ) when a package containing certain hazardous materials is damaged, as well as during day-to-day operations such as maintenance. EPA expanded the R6 investigation and through data mining (using the e-Manifest system and other reporting databases) EPA identified many UPS facilities that were generating and managing hazardous waste in all three generator categories without providing all the required information about these facilities to EPA and/or the respective states. From the analysis of the information gathered from the data mining sources, EPA determined that Respondent generated, accumulated, and offered for transport, treatment, and/or disposal from its facilities certain hazardous waste streams, including ignitable, corrosive, and reactive substances, including acute hazardous wastes without complying with RCRA and the regulations promulgated for generators of hazardous waste. Within 30 days of the effective date of the settlement, Respondent will pay $5,323,008.00 in civil penalty and Respondent has 36 months to come into compliance. Under the settlement, Respondent has agreed to: 1) resolve the violations alleged in the CA; 2) perform accurate hazardous waste determinations; 3) provide timely notifications and reports to the respective states and/or EPA; 4) complete its manifests accurately; and 5) conduct proper on-site management of hazardous waste. As part of the settlement, Respondent will implement an electronic tracking system to ensure it is accurately and timely tracking hazardous waste at the points of waste generation. Further, Respondent will ensure the proper management of the waste on site before the waste is transported to a licensed treatment, storage, and disposal facility.

Created at

2026-10-02T02:02:59.061315+00:00

Updated at

2026-10-02T02:02:59.061315+00:00

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