Plastics manufacturer must apologize to community for pollution

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Los Angeles Daily News

By Kerry Cavanaugh
Staff Writer


In an unusually public punishment, a Saugus plastics manufacturer will be forced to say 'sorry' to its neighbors for spewing cancer-causing chemicals into the air and pumping potent toxins into the fragile Santa Clara River ecosystem.

Keysor-Century Corp. will detail its crimes, admit responsibility and apologize to its neighbors in a full-page newspaper ad. The company also will pay $4.3 million in penalties as part of the settlement agreement expected to be approved by a federal judge this month.

"You have here principals of the company that presented themselves to the community as very responsible corporate citizens. They were earning the trust and goodwill of the community," said Peter Mieras, chief prosecutor with the South Coast Air Quality Management District, which investigated the company.

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