CVS stores failed to redeem customers' cans and bottles, and the chain face $3.6-million penalty
Seeking to pressure retailers to accept recyclable containers from consumers, the state of California has proposed a $3.6-million penalty against the CVS pharmacy chain after dozens of its stores declined to redeem cans and bottles.
The action against CVS “sends a message that we will hold retailers accountable for refunding consumers their nickel and dime recycling deposits,” said Jared Blumenfeld, state secretary of environmental protection.CVS did not immediately reply to a request for comment. The nation’s largest pharmacy chain can request an evidentiary hearing into the allegations.
CVS became a high priority for the recycling agency because it owed more in fees and penalties than any other company, CalRecycle spokesman Lance Klug said.“This action comes after multiple contacts with CVS failed to resolve the issue,” Klug said in an email. Consumer Watchdog criticized CalRecycle for being too slow to penalize stores that didn’t follow the law. In the five years between 2014 and March of this year, the agency levied only $104,750 in charges against 238 stores, Consumer Watchdog said.
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