OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A judge has ordered the owner of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods to pay $2.8 million to settle allegations more than 280 of its stores in California improperly disposed of hazardous waste.
The order by a Monterey County judge against The TJX Companies, Inc. was announced Tuesday by 37 California district attorneys and city attorneys.
Prosecutors say state and county inspectors examined trash bins at the retailers’ stores in California, and found more than 286 branches improperly disposed of batteries and other ignitable and toxic materials.
A call after hours to Massachusetts-based The TJX Companies was not answered.
Prosecutors say the company cooperated with the probe and has since introduced proper disposal policies at branches statewide.
