There are explicit rules around waste handling including how long they can store prior to incinerating. If the waste is being treated in a non-permitted manner, EPA would care.
Unless they get cancer, no. That's different, then. You should get millions, maybe billions, especially if you have not been harmed. Your best bet is 1-800-badcompany. They have experts in every state waiting to take your call.
EPA's stormwater regulations have made a hell of a business for guys with equipment. They're creating jobs!
I would pay good money to see Droski and KB in court together, then throw in Cotton as devil's advocate with hat acting as judge.
The EPA is a needed annoyance. The majority of the stuff (overwhelming majority) is good and I agree with it. 90% of their stormwater applications work for the purposes they intended it to do.
Here is an excerpt from OSHA. Good luck and i hope something is brought to their attention. "Workers may file a complaint to have OSHA inspect their workplace if they believe that their employer is not following OSHA standards or that there are serious hazards. Employees can file a complaint with OSHA by calling 1-800-321-OSHA (6742), online via eCompliant Form, or by printing the complaint form and mailing or faxing it to your local OSHA area office. Complaints that are signed by an employee are more likely to result in an inspection. If you think your job is unsafe or you have questions, contact OSHA at 1-800-321-OSHA (6742). It's confidential. We can help. For other valuable worker protection information, such as Workers' Rights, Employer Responsibilities, and other services OSHA offers, visit OSHA's Workers' page."
So long as it's hazardous waste, this is correct. I'm not sure styrofoam is a classified as such. It may once it reaches the processing facility. Since they process it, particularly with incineration, they would need an air permit. If they are processing without a permit, they could wind up in deep crap. Permitting information may be available on the EPA's echo database. I can't remember if air is included, but I think it is. I primarily used it for water and wastewater stuff in the past. If that database (or whichever one includes air info) lists them as having a permit, then they do. If it doesn't, then they might. EPA makes a lot of information available, but it's not always the most up to date or easy to navigate to find.
I agree that the storage requirements wouldn't apply here. I was just using that as an example of how the EPA cares about activities inside a facility before any release to the environment at large.
