Alameda County Senior Deputy D.A. Ken Mifsud says
Walgreens agreed to pay up after investigators found disposal
violations in almost every store inspected -including those in
Sacramento, Los Angeles, Shasta, and Monterey counties, "Thirty
four of those dumpsters for 37 separate facilities contained
hazardous waste or violations of the California Medical Information
Act which prohibits disposing of confidential information
pertaining to customers without shredding it."
Forty-five district attorney offices will receive money from the settlement.
About $3 million will go to eight environmental protection,
product testing and hazardous material training programs.
There are about 600 Walgreens in California.