Pennsylvania DEP Fines Owner of Adams County Salvage Company More than $34,000 for Waste Violations

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 28, 2011 - The Department of Environmental Protection has fined John Stull, owner of a salvage business in Adams County, $34,464 for Solid Waste Management Act violations documented in 2009 and 2011. Since 2003, Stull has been repeatedly cited for improperly storing waste tires and openly burning truck trailers and other materials, among other waste-related violations. The salvage business, now located in Mount Joy Township, was previously located in Union Township, Adams County. Among other salvage operations, Stull purchases and scraps truck trailers by cutting the trailers apart, salvaging the metal and setting fire to the wooden floors.

Melvin Wylie