EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Chemical Waste Management Inc
Kettleman City, CA · Parent: Waste Management Inc
- Total releases
- 19.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 44
- Carcinogens
- 19
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Chemical Waste Management Inc: how the 19.2M lbs splits
19.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 19.1M lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 12.4K lbs 0.1%
- Air Releases 9.9K lbs 0.1%
Chemical Waste Management Inc's 19.2M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Asbestos (friable).
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 Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kettleman City, CA, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 4.0M lbs of releases across 23 chemicals in 2023, and 19.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 104 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Chemical Waste Management Inc is pounds #2 and chemical-count #4 at 19.2M lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: US Dod Nas Lemoore (installation); J.g. Boswell Co - Kings Tomato; Leprino Foods Co; Leprino Foods Co. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside California: Union Processing Systems LLC; Envirite of Ohio Inc; Peoria Disposal Co #1; Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC. Other Waste Management Inc sites in this extract: Chemical Waste Management; Vickery Environmental Inc.; Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility; Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Asbestos (friable); Copper; Lead; Zinc (fume or dust).
Chemical Waste Management Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.9% land disposal) across 44 chemicals · 19 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 19.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Union Processing Systems LLC and Envirite of Ohio Inc.
Chemical Waste Management Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chemical Waste Management Inc inside Kings's TRI pounds
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Chemical Waste Management Inc reports the 12th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.3% of every pound reported in Kings. Scale peers outside California include Union Processing Systems LLC and Envirite of Ohio Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Kings's reported pounds (19.3M 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 Inc's total reported releases fell from 5.2 million lb in 2022 to 4.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemical Waste Management Inc's off-site transfers fell from 322 lb in 2022 to 9 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemical Waste Management Inc's air releases fell from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemical Waste Management Inc's land releases fell from 5.2 million lb in 2022 to 4.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chemical Waste Management Inc Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Chemical Waste Management Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 19.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 5% (3.9M lbs to 4.0M lbs).
Chemical Waste Management Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Chemical Waste Management Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 5% 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: Asbestos (friable).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.9M lbs | 29 |
| 2020 | 3.2M lbs | 27 |
| 2021 | 2.9M lbs | 32 |
| 2022 | 5.2M lbs | 29 |
| 2023 | 4.0M lbs | 23 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 19 of 44 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Chemical Waste Management Inc · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chemical Waste Management Inc
Closest other reporters in California - including US Dod Nas Lemoore (installation), J.g. Boswell Co - Kings Tomato, Leprino Foods Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Union Processing Systems LLC, Envirite of Ohio Inc, Peoria Disposal Co #1.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chemical Waste Management Inc on cumulative reported pounds (19.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (44). Release-pound peers include Freeport-McMoran Bagdad Inc, Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel. Chemical-count peers include Valero Refining Co - Tennessee L.L.C., Basf Corp, Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP. 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.
- Freeport-McMoran Bagdad Inc Bagdad, AZ · Metal Mining 19.0M lbs reported
- Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC Kansas City, KS · Chemicals 19.3M lbs reported
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel Tar Heel, NC · Food 18.8M lbs reported
- U.S. Silver - Idaho Inc Wallace, ID · Metal Mining 18.8M 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 Chemical Waste Management, Vickery Environmental Inc., Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility.
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 Asbestos (friable), Copper, Lead, Zinc (fume or dust); nearby reporters include US Dod Nas Lemoore (installation). Chemical Waste Management Inc 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 Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-MID · lead Asbestos (friable)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chemical Waste Management Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kettleman City, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562211 · Hazardous Waste. 99.3% of Kings TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Freeport-McMoran Bagdad Inc (Δ 123.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chemical Waste Management Inc stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-MID · lead Asbestos (friable). 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