29-05-2013
US$ 110 Mn Fine On Wal-Mart
World’s largest retailer Wal-Mart has been fined US$ 110 million in US federal and state fines. Wal-Mart had pleaded guilty to criminal charges for mishandling hazardous waste and pesticides at its retail outlets. Wal-Mart was dumping the waste in city trash bins and sewer systems in violations of the local environmental laws.
SOURCE: www.hindustantimes.com
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