Amazon and Walmart fined for selling banned refrigerant in WA [View all]
Retail giants Amazon and Walmart are collectively facing over a million dollars in environmental fines from Washington state’s Department of Ecology for selling coolant products that contain potent greenhouse gases.
In 2021, the state Legislature passed a law restricting the sale of products containing hydrofluorocarbons, synthetic gases that can trap up to thousands of times more heat than carbon dioxide.
Over 170 countries, including the United States, have committed to phasing out the substances, which can show up in refrigeration and fire extinguisher systems and aerosol products.
The Department of Ecology issued the penalties last Thursday after finding the companies continued to sell motor vehicle air conditioning recharge cans containing a prohibited refrigerant called R-134a.
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