With over four tons of improperly stored or labeled dangerous waste found, the United States Postal Service Seattle Bulk Mail Center in Federal Way was issued a $33,000 penalty for dangerous waste violations.

On Aug. 19, the state Department of Ecology reported that it issued a $33,000 penalty to the USPS Seattle Bulk Mail Center in Federal Way, 34301 9th Ave. S., for violations found during a 2024 inspection. Additionally, the department stated that it found violations in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

According to the department, it found deficiencies in the center’s identification and storage of packages containing dangerous wastes, as well as other hazardous wastes from the facility’s operations and vehicle maintenance, in all years in which the department found violations since 2018. At the F

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