Ontario SWAT team hits autobody and car repair shops

摘要

Toronto, ON -- Ontario's environmental SWAT team is cutting another notch into its belt after a sweep of autobody shops and auto repair garages in several areas around the province.Inspections of facilities in the Greater Toronto Area, Halton-Peel, North Bay, Ottawa, Peterborough, Sudbury and York-Durham found 98 of the 116 facilities inspected to be in non-compliance with environmental laws. The numerous infractions included failure to have a certificate of approval for air emissions, no written agreement with certified waste haulers, holes in air filters, filters laden with paint waste or no filters at all, and operating refrigerant equipment without certification.