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Hazardous waste handler · EPA ID CAR000210567

FIRST SOLAR INC, Santa Clara, CA: hazardous-waste inspections, violations, penalties

Counts cover every year in the register file; the lists below are the dated events since 2017. The most recent inspection on file is dated June 16, 2026.

Identity

Name as filedFIRST SOLAR INC
EPA IDCAR000210567
Address1035 WALSH AVE, Santa Clara, CA 95050
CountySanta Clara
Generator statusLarge quantity generator
IndustryComputer and electronic product manufacturing (NAICS 334413)

Cited to rcra_downloads.zip/RCRA_FACILITIES.csv.

Inspections since 2017

DateInspectionByViolation found
June 16, 2026COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTIONStateNo
May 6, 2024COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTIONStateNo
November 10, 2020FOCUSED COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONEPANo
October 14, 2020COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTIONStateNo
September 22, 2020NON-FINANCIAL RECORD REVIEWEPANo

Cited to rcra_downloads.zip/RCRA_EVALUATIONS.csv.

Violations since 2017

No violation since 2017 is on file for this handler.

Cited to rcra_downloads.zip/RCRA_VIOLATIONS.csv.

Enforcement and penalties since 2017

DateActionFormalByPenalty
November 18, 2020INSPECTION REPORT WRITTENYesEPA

Cited to rcra_downloads.zip/RCRA_ENFORCEMENTS.csv.

Hazardous waste codes (EPA Biennial Report)

Report cycleFederal waste codeCode family
2021D001Characteristic hazardous waste
2021D006Characteristic hazardous waste
2021D009Characteristic hazardous waste
2021F003Hazardous waste from a non-specific source
2021P015Acute hazardous discarded commercial chemical product
2021P096Acute hazardous discarded commercial chemical product

Cited to EPA Envirofacts’ BR_REPORTING (the Biennial Report, filed by large-quantity generators and treatment/storage/disposal facilities every odd year).

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