EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun)
Huntsville, AL · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Huntsville, AL, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 10 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,673 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mesker Mbm Lp. Huntsville; Ppg Industries Inc.; United Plating Inc; National Copper & Smelting Co. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Alabama: Tms International LLC; Veolia N.a. Inc.; Safety-Kleen Systems Miami (mfl); Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.. Other Clean Harbors Inc sites in this extract: Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC; Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC; Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC; Clean Harbors Lone Mountain LLC Lone Mountain Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; Lead.
Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun) has reported 1.1K lbs of toxic releases across 4 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 2 are classified as carcinogens, representing 50% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Hazardous Waste sector. The primary release pathway is off-site transfers, accounting for 100% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun) reports the 148th-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 90.1% of the total.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun) files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 562112 (Hazardous Waste). Across 4 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 1.1K lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 4 distinct chemicals, 2 of which (50%) carry a carcinogenic classification. Largest chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; Lead.
The dominant release pathway is off-site transfers at 1.1K lbs (99.7% of total volume), followed by air releases at 0.3%. The facility is operated under parent company Clean Harbors Inc alongside Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC; Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC; Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC; Clean Harbors Lone Mountain LLC Lone Mountain Facility. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mesker Mbm Lp. Huntsville; Ppg Industries Inc.; United Plating Inc; National Copper & Smelting Co. Similar-scale peers outside Alabama: Tms International LLC; Veolia N.a. Inc.; Safety-Kleen Systems Miami (mfl); Safety-Kleen Systems Inc..
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun) has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open Mesker Mbm Lp. Huntsville for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Reported total releases by year
Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun) - annual TRI totals
- 2019 0
2019
0 million lbs
- 2021 0
2021
0 million lbs
- 2022 0
2022
0 million lbs
- 2023 0
2023
0 million lbs
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 16 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 10 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 109 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 3 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun)
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Mesker Mbm Lp. Huntsville, Ppg Industries Inc., United Plating Inc, ordered by distance.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Tms International LLC, Veolia N.a. Inc., Safety-Kleen Systems Miami (mfl).
Other Clean Harbors Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC, Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Ethylene glycol, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Lead; nearby reporters include Mesker Mbm Lp. Huntsville. "Total releases" includes air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal, aggregated across available reporting years. Quantities are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
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Rank and named neighbors (Mesker Mbm Lp. Huntsville, Ppg Industries Inc.) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun). The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.