US Ecology Inc
1 facility · 1 state · 39.8M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, US Ecology Inc is the reported parent of 1 Form R facility across 1 state, disclosing 39.8M lbs of toxic releases. 20 of 56 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Michigan (39.8M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for US Ecology Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for US Ecology Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+220.3%
1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+220.3%
2.0 million lb → 6.4 million lb, every facility that filed
- US Ecology Inc's total reported releases rose from 2.0 million lb in 2022 to 6.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Ecology Inc's land releases rose from 2.0 million lb in 2022 to 6.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Ecology Inc's air releases rose from 91 lb in 2022 to 145 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Ecology Inc's chemicals reported rose from 25 in 2022 to 30 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read US Ecology Inc from filing to facility
US Ecology Inc maps to a single Form R site (Wayne Disposal Inc) in Michigan. Open that filing for the chemical mix; 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: Wayne Disposal Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Eagle Mine LLC; Dte Energy. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Asbestos (friable); Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Zinc compounds; Polychlorinated biphenyls. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Michigan. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Hazardous Waste.
US Ecology Inc ranks #49 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. US Ecology Inc's TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (Michigan), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. This parent maps to a single reporting facility (Wayne Disposal Inc), so the company total and that site's Form R are the same disclosure.
Parent aggregation for US Ecology Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Eagle Mine LLC; Dte Energy) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where US Ecology Inc sits among TRI parents
US Ecology Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Eagle Mine LLC and Dte Energy. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #47 · 53.0M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Eagle Mine LLC · rank #50 · 36.7M lbs
- Dte Energy · rank #51 · 19.7M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by US Ecology Inc
Asbestos (friable); Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Zinc compounds; Polychlorinated biphenyls lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Wayne Disposal Inc. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Asbestos (friable) | 10.0M lbs |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 4.4M lbs |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 4.3M lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 4.1M lbs |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 3.9M lbs |
Facilities (1)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Wayne Disposal Inc Belleville, MI | 39.8M lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest US Ecology Inc on total disclosed release pounds (39.8M lbs) and reporting facility count (1). Release-volume peers include Dow Inc, Pbf Energy Inc, Vistra Corp. 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.
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Michigan; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with US Ecology Inc's TRI parent record
From US Ecology Inc, open Wayne Disposal Inc or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for US Ecology Inc (Wayne Disposal Inc in MI). Largest facility
- Compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where US Ecology Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, Eagle Mine LLC) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
US Ecology 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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