The Washington Department of Ecology fined the US Postal Service $33,000 earlier this week for improperly managing and storing packages that contained dangerous waste at the Seattle Bulk Mail Center.

The U.S. Service has already corrected the violations that “needed to be immediately addressed,” the Department of Ecology confirmed. The Postal Service has 30 days to pay the penalty or appeal to the state Pollution Control Hearings Board.

“We expect businesses that generate hazardous waste to take the regulations seriously,” Christa Colouzis, Northwest Region manager for Ecology’s Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction program, said in a prepared statement. “Knowing what wastes you have and how to safely store them is the first step to preventing problems. If dangerous waste isn’t properly

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