Recycling facility may be sued for allegedly polluting Sarasota Bay

A local scrap metal and concrete recycling facility may be sued for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act.

Suncoast Waterkeeper — a nonprofit with the mission of protecting Gulf coast waters through environmental monitoring, advocacy and legal action — issued a notice of intent to sue U.S. Recycling, which recycles scrap metal and concrete at its Industrial Court facility in Sarasota.

A news release from the Waterkeeper alleges that U.S. Recycling, a construction and demolition debris recycling company, is violating the Clean Water Act by not abiding by requirements set out in a Florida Department of Environmental Protection permit…

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