has agreed to pay $5 million to settle charges that it improperly disposed of hazardous chemicals, medical waste and patient information at multiple locations across the Bay Area and California.

State regulations dictate that hazardous and medical waste be stored in nonleaking containers and properly labeled when disposed of, among other requirements. “Walmart’s illegal disposal of ...

California AG announces $49M settlement with Kaiser over hazardous, medical waste Attorney General Rob Bonta was joined by six DAs in massive probe of state's largest health care provider ...

"The county must stop illegally dumping hazardous waste and untreated medical waste," Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. "This is not a polite, bureaucratic request from one ...

Bonta on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2024, announced a $7.5 million settlement with Walmart over alleged unlawful disposal of hazardous waste and medical waste. Paul Kitagaki Jr. Sacramento Bee file Walmart ...

Santa Clara Valley Healthcare faces fines of up to $70,000 per disposal of hazardous waste and up to $10,000 per disposal of medical waste, the DA said. Anyone with information about the illegal ...

Investigators with the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office found county hospitals have been illegally dumping hazardous materials and medical waste. Photo by Brandon Pho. Human flesh ...

Kaiser is headquartered in Oakland and operates over 700 facilities statewide, making it the largest health care provider in California. The district attorneys of Alameda, San Bernardino, San ...