MassDEP Fines New Bedford Waste Transfer Facility After Rat Infestation

MassDEP fines New Bedford waste transfer facility after rat infestation

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has fined the owner of a municipal waste transfer facility in New Bedford for failing to prevent a rat infestation in surrounding neighborhoods earlier this year. The rat infestation stemmed from a fire that broke out inside the Shawmut Avenue facility back in May. The MassDEP explained that the fire "compromised the structural integrity of the buildin…

MassDEP fines transfer station for 'failing to prevent rat infestation' after fire

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said it fined E.L. Harvey & Sons, Inc. for failing to prevent a rat infestation after a fire at the company’s waste transfer station on Shawmut Avenue on May 14. MassDEP said the fire at the station “compromised the structural integrity of the building where solid waste was handled, and the material could not be removed.” Rats were then seen around the area of t…

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Harvey & Sons slapped with hefty fine for trash fire that sparked New Bedford rat invasion, rampage

"BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has fined E.L. Harvey & Sons, Inc., $29,980 for failing to prevent a rodent infestation and for causing a public nuisance at its solid waste transfer station located at 1254 Shawmut Avenue in the City of New Bedford.