Honeywell, International Paper commit to $16.2M cleanup of contaminated site in NC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Honeywell International Inc. and International Paper Co. have signed a consent decree with federal regulators to clean up mercury, PCBs and other contaminants from an EPA Superfund site in North Carolina.

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Honeywell is in the process of moving its headquarters from New Jersey to Charlotte.

The settlement documents set the initial “estimated cost of the work” at $16.2 million. The consent decree with the Environmental Protection Agency was signed April 14. It was filed Thursday, along with a complaint the U.S. Department of Justice filed to recover the costs of cleaning up contamination on 24 acres that Honeywell owns on the Cape Fear River in Columbus County.

There will be a 30-day period for public comment on the proposed settlement.

Honeywell, International Paper commit to $16.2M cleanup of contaminated site in NC

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