IBM AVON, the United States prosecuted waste damage to the ecological environment of production

According to foreign media reports, the U.S. state of New York has filed a lawsuit against IBM and other companies, is charged with the destruction of natural resources. In addition to IBM, the case also includes a number of well-known companies such as AVON and Ford.

New York Forest in a number of areas engaged in enterprise equipment production and distribution operations, including a factory located in Sterling, New York IBM. Through the survey found that the production of IBM waste containing toxic substances, and the company will contain toxic waste water waste discarded at random."

A common evidence New York proposed in a number of lawsuits is Rock Rand County in an area of 96 acres of land has been turned into a garbage dump, rather than the area 300 feet from the Ramapo river was identified as a source of water, can be used as drinking water. In addition, drinking water wells in this area are located in the downstream direction of the contaminated area, the distance is not more than 500 feet. The complaint said that industrial waste and other waste materials released by the harmful substances have been infiltrated into the soil, surface water and groundwater. These substances include: arsenic, chromium, barium, lead, copper, cyanide, mercury, benzene, acetone and other hazardous substances.

Pollution has caused a huge loss to New York, and future investment will continue to rise. The state of New York requires that the defendants in this case jointly undertake the expenses arising from pollution remediation, and publicly stated that companies such as IBM have failed to fulfill their obligations to protect the environment. (