GFL Environmental Inc.
Approved Evidence
Added to Rotten Company: 9/1/2026
Conduct/Event period: December 10, 2018–December 10, 2018
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: December 10, 2018
GFL Environmental pleaded guilty and was fined $300,000 for environmental-regulation offences
Summary
On December 10, 2018, GFL Environmental Inc. was sentenced after pleading guilty to two offences under federal environmental regulations concerning the sale of tetrachloroethylene to dry-cleaning facilities that did not meet the regulatory requirements. The company was fined $300,000. Primary source: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2018/12/north-american-environmental-services-provider-pleads-guilty-and-fined-for-violating-environmental-regulations.html
Evidence Weight
98.30
Severity: high
Recency Weight: 98.29785084963217
File Weight: 1