EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Chemical Waste Management
Emelle, AL · Parent: Waste Management Inc
- Total releases
- 95.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 98
- Carcinogens
- 28
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Chemical Waste Management: how the 95.6M lbs splits
95.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 95.4M lbs 99.8%
- Off-site Transfers 188.8K lbs 0.2%
- Air Releases 659 lbs <0.1%
Chemical Waste Management's 95.6M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-MID
Chemical Waste Management is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Emelle, AL, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 26.6M lbs of releases across 72 chemicals in 2023, and 95.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Arcosa Lw Br LLC Livlite Div; Alabama Pellets LLC; United Roofing Inc; Lewis Brothers Lumber Co. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Alabama: Tm Deer Park Services LP; Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC; US Ecology Nevada Inc.; Wayne Disposal Inc. Other Waste Management Inc sites in this extract: Vickery Environmental Inc.; Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility; Chemical Waste Management Inc; Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Asbestos (friable); Lead And Lead Compounds; Polychlorinated biphenyls.
Chemical Waste Management stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.8% land disposal) across 98 chemicals · 28 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 95.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tm Deer Park Services LP and Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC.
Chemical Waste Management vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
96M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chemical Waste Management inside Sumter's TRI pounds
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Chemical Waste Management reports the 1st-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.9% of every pound reported in Sumter. Scale peers outside Alabama include Tm Deer Park Services LP and Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Sumter's reported pounds (95.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chemical Waste Management's total reported releases rose from 22.1 million lb in 2022 to 26.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemical Waste Management's off-site transfers rose from 10.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 117.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemical Waste Management's land releases rose from 22.1 million lb in 2022 to 26.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemical Waste Management's chemicals reported fell from 81 in 2022 to 72 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chemical Waste Management Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Chemical Waste Management stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
932.4× more than the comparison
49.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chemical Waste Management releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 95.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 76% (15.1M lbs to 26.6M lbs).
Chemical Waste Management: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Chemical Waste Management year-over-year reported totals (increased by 76% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Copper And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.1M lbs | 39 |
| 2020 | 15.5M lbs | 41 |
| 2021 | 16.3M lbs | 71 |
| 2022 | 22.1M lbs | 81 |
| 2023 | 26.6M lbs | 72 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 28 of 98 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Chemical Waste Management · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chemical Waste Management
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Arcosa Lw Br LLC Livlite Div, Alabama Pellets LLC, United Roofing Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Tm Deer Park Services LP, Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC, US Ecology Nevada Inc..
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chemical Waste Management on cumulative reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (98). Release-pound peers include Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant, Robinson Nevada Mining Co, Ineos Nitriles USA LLC Green Lake Plant. Chemical-count peers include Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC, US Ecology Texas Inc, Elemental Environmental Solutions LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant Alvin, TX · Chemicals 94.0M lbs reported
- Robinson Nevada Mining Co Ruth, NV · Metal Mining 93.1M lbs reported
- Ineos Nitriles USA LLC Green Lake Plant Port Lavaca, TX · Chemicals 90.2M lbs reported
- Bayer Cropscience LP Luling, LA · Chemicals 81.9M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Waste Management Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Vickery Environmental Inc., Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility, Chemical Waste Management Inc.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Copper And Copper Compounds, Asbestos (friable), Lead And Lead Compounds, Polychlorinated biphenyls; nearby reporters include Arcosa Lw Br LLC Livlite Div. Chemical Waste Management stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-MID carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Chemical Waste Management TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-MID · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chemical Waste Management totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Emelle, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562211 · Hazardous Waste. 99.9% of Sumter TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant (Δ 1.6M lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chemical Waste Management stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-MID · lead Copper And Copper Compounds. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov