EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Clean Harbors Wilmington LLC
Wilmington, CA · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 82.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
Clean Harbors Wilmington LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wilmington, CA, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 82.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023. That ranks 4,990 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.
Clean Harbors Wilmington LLC has reported 82.7K lbs of toxic releases across 3 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 1 is classified as carcinogen, representing 33% 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, Clean Harbors Wilmington LLC reports the 90th-largest volume (82.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 96.3% 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.
Clean Harbors Wilmington LLC files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 562211 (Hazardous Waste). Across 1 year of records spanning 2023–2023, the site has disclosed 82.7K lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 3 distinct chemicals, 1 of which (33%) carry a carcinogenic classification.
The dominant release pathway is off-site transfers at 82.7K lbs (100.0% of total volume). The facility is operated under parent company Clean Harbors 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 Clean Harbors Wilmington LLC has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements.
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How Clean Harbors Wilmington LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 82.7K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2023–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 79.7K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 3.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 35 lbs | - |
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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.
Release quantities are self-reported by the facility and may represent estimates rather than exact measurements. "Total releases" includes releases to air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal. Quantities shown here are aggregated across all available reporting years.
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- This facility ranks #4,990 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk. See the full rankings
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Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Clean Harbors Wilmington LLC. 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
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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.