Republic Services Inc
18 facilities · 14 states · 140.0M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Republic Services Inc is the reported parent of 18 Form R facilities across 14 states, disclosing 140.0M lbs of toxic releases. 55 of 505 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Nevada (41.2M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Republic Services Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Republic Services Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-1.2%
17 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-1.2%
30.0 million lb → 29.6 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Republic Services Inc's total reported releases fell from 30.0 million lb in 2022 to 29.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Republic Services Inc's air releases rose from 9.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Republic Services Inc's water releases rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Republic Services Inc's chemicals reported fell from 128 in 2022 to 120 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Republic Services Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: US Ecology Nevada Inc.; US Ecology Texas Inc; Envirite of Ohio Inc; Eq Detroit Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nevada Gold Mines LLC; Barrick Nevada Holding LLC; Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc; Coeur Mining Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Lead; Ethylene glycol; Asbestos (friable). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Nevada; Texas; Ohio. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Hazardous Waste; Other; Chemicals; Chemical Wholesalers. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: US Ecology Nevada Inc.; US Ecology Texas Inc; Envirite of Ohio Inc; Eq Detroit Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nevada Gold Mines LLC; Barrick Nevada Holding LLC; Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc; Coeur Mining Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Lead; Ethylene glycol; Asbestos (friable). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Nevada; Texas; Ohio. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Hazardous Waste; Other; Chemicals; Chemical Wholesalers.
Among slug-merged TRI parents in this extract, Republic Services Inc sits near the top of the release list (rank #14 of 4,988). Republic Services Inc spans 14 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Republic Services Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 18 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Republic Services Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Nevada Gold Mines LLC; Barrick Nevada Holding LLC; Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Republic Services Inc sits among TRI parents
Republic Services Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Nevada Gold Mines LLC and Barrick Nevada Holding LLC and Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc and Coeur Mining Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Nevada Gold Mines LLC · rank #12 · 1.3B lbs
- Barrick Nevada Holding LLC · rank #13 · 301.8M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc · rank #15 · 73.6M lbs
- Coeur Mining Inc · rank #16 · 23.0M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Republic Services Inc
Zinc compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Lead; Ethylene glycol; Asbestos (friable) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as US Ecology Nevada Inc.. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 18.6M lbs |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 9.0M lbs |
| Lead | 8.8M lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | 8.1M lbs |
| Asbestos (friable) | 7.4M lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1 | 41.2M lbs |
| Texas | 1 | 34.6M lbs |
| Ohio | 1 | 17.6M lbs |
| Michigan | 4 | 16.3M lbs |
| Idaho | 1 | 10.2M lbs |
| Illinois | 1 | 4.9M lbs |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 4.5M lbs |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 3.5M lbs |
| New York | 1 | 3.1M lbs |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 1.7M lbs |
| California | 1 | 1.2M lbs |
| New Jersey | 1 | 934.7K lbs |
| Florida | 1 | 296.3K lbs |
| Alaska | 2 | 1.1K lbs |
Facilities (18)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| US Ecology Nevada Inc. Beatty, NV | 41.2M lbs |
| US Ecology Texas Inc Robstown, TX | 34.6M lbs |
| Envirite of Ohio Inc Canton, OH | 17.6M lbs |
| Eq Detroit Inc Detroit, MI | 14.0M lbs |
| US Ecology Idaho Inc. Grand View, ID | 10.2M lbs |
| Envirite of Illinois Inc Harvey, IL | 4.9M lbs |
| Envirite of Pennsylvania Inc York, PA | 4.5M lbs |
| US Ecology Tulsa Inc Tulsa, OK | 3.5M lbs |
| Allied Waste Niagara Falls Landfill Niagara Falls, NY | 3.1M lbs |
| Republic Services of Wisconsin LP Racine, WI | 1.7M lbs |
| US Ecology Michigan Inc. Detroit, MI | 1.2M lbs |
| US Ecology Vernon Inc. Vernon, CA | 1.2M lbs |
| Republic Industrial & Energy Solutions LLC Romulus, MI | 1.1M lbs |
| Cycle Chem Inc. Elizabeth, NJ | 934.7K lbs |
| US Ecology Tampa Inc Tampa, FL | 296.3K lbs |
| US Ecology Romulus Inc. Romulus, MI | 14.6K lbs |
| US Ecology Alaska LLC Anchorage, AK | 1.0K lbs |
| US Ecology Alaska LLC Anchorage, AK | 55 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Republic Services Inc on total disclosed release pounds (140.0M lbs) and reporting facility count (18). Release-volume peers include Koch Inc., Ineos US I Inc, US Department of Defense. Facility-count peers include American Bath Group LLC, Amsted Industries Inc, Enlink Midstream Operating LP. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Nevada, Texas, Ohio; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Republic Services Inc's TRI parent record
From Republic Services Inc, open US Ecology Nevada Inc. or compare against Nevada Gold Mines LLC rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Republic Services Inc (US Ecology Nevada Inc. in NV). Largest facility
- Compare against Barrick Nevada Holding LLC, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Republic Services Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Nevada Gold Mines LLC, Barrick Nevada Holding LLC) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Republic Services Inc's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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