According to news reports, Speedy Excavating Ltd., based in Surrey, B.C., has been fined$15,000 by the British Columbia (Canada) Environmental Management Act for illegally transporting and disposing of drywall containing asbestos.
Bhupinder Singh Dhillon, Kelbeir Singh Sall and Speedy Excavating Ltd. were all facing nine charges under the B.C. Environmental Management Act for illegally transporting and disposing of the drywall, containing asbestos, which is classified as a hazardous waste.
On Feb. 28, a guilty plea was entered in Surrey Provincial Court. In exchange, all counts were dropped against Sall and Dhillon and eight of the nine counts were dropped against the company.
The judge ordered the company to pay a $1,000 fine and make a $14,000 donation to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation. The company has a year to pay the donation and three months to pay the fine. BC Local News
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