Walmart To Pay $7.5M To Resolve California Suit For Improper Waste Disposal

( October 25, 2024, 1:28 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — The California Attorney General’s Office, 12 county district attorneys and Walmart Inc. jointly filed a stipulation for entry of judgment and an injunction by consent under which Walmart will pay approximately $7.5 million to resolve claims that it violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and state waste disposal laws by improperly sending hundreds of tons of hazardous and medical waste to municipal landfills....