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Texas Disposal co-owner Bob Gregory appears to have a point in that "in the version of the manifest Penske provided to Shankle's staff, the company initially lists itself as the generator of the hazardous waste. But elsewhere on the document Penske states: "Penske does not admit, for purposes of any litigation or regulatory proceeding, that the material is a hazardous waste or that it generated the material described in this manifest.""

It strikes me as absurd for Glenn Shankle, executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to call this a weak argument and that "Penske's manifest just leaves an opening for someone to argue in a court who is responsible for the waste." considering the Texas Disposal would likely be involved in any such litigation and doesn't have the same immunity from liability (or resources for a defense) as does the State of Texas.

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