Some waste, scrap, or by-product materials have little value. In fact, many such materials represent liabilities for companies because the materials require companies to incur significant disposal costs. Alternatively, some companies have historically found cheap ways to dispose of such materials. For example, between 1991 and 1994, Borden Chemicals and Plastics shipped mercury-laden-waste to Thor Chemicals plant at Cato Ridge, South Africa. Borden maintains that the materialspent mercuric chloride catalystswas not hazardous waste and that it expected Thor to recycle it. According to the EPA, little or none of the material was recycled. Greenpeace says Bordens barrels are leaking at the Thor site. Thor has settled a civil suit brought by families of employees whose exposure to the waste allegedly killed them. Greenpeace says the settlement exceeded $9 million. More litigation has ensued. a. Comment on whether this method of disposing of industrial waste is a cheap alternative. b. Discuss the ethical and legal implications of disposing of industrial waste in this manner. c. What actions can people take to reduce these kinds of incidents? d. Ethically, what obligation does the vendor/manufacturer of these industrial materials have to the industrial consumer of the materials?
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