California Dumps Nearly Half of Its Hazardous Waste Out of State
California is revealing new information to the public that shows the eco-friendly state is dumping tons of toxic waste in other states every year.
Since 2010, California has dumped nearly half of its hazardous waste out of state—mostly in Utah, Arizona, and Nevada—according to the state’s latest figures (pdf). Thirteen more states also have received California’s toxic waste but in much lower quantities.
In the past 13 years, the state has dumped 3.7 million tons of hazardous waste in Utah, more than 2.9 million tons in Arizona, and nearly 2.3 million tons in Nevada.
An investigation published by CalMatters in January found one of the biggest out-of-state toxic waste dumpers was the state’s own Department of Toxic Substances Control….