EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Safety-Kleen Inc
Newark, CA · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 1.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Safety-Kleen Inc: how the 1.1M lbs splits
1.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.1M lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 111 lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Safety-Kleen Inc's 1.1M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Safety-Kleen Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Newark, CA, in the petroleum sector. It reported 145.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,258 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. Safety-Kleen Inc is pounds #25 and chemical-count #159 at 1.1M 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: Certainteed LLC; Quikrete - Fremont Ca Plant; Christy; Quantumclean. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside California: Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery; Valero Refining Co - Tennessee L.L.C.; Toledo Refining Co LLC; Indiana Harbor Coke Co LP. 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; Ammonia; Zinc compounds; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
Compare Safety-Kleen Inc with
Nearest reporters in California
- Certainteed LLC Fremont · 1.6K lbs
- Quikrete - Fremont Ca Plant Fremont · 1 lbs
- Christy Fremont · 96 lbs
- Quantumclean Fremont · 85.3K lbs
Similar-scale Petroleum sites elsewhere: Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery (IL) · Valero Refining Co - Tennessee L.L.C. (TN) · Toledo Refining Co LLC (OH)
Safety-Kleen Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery and Valero Refining Co - Tennessee L.L.C..
Safety-Kleen Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Safety-Kleen Inc: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Safety-Kleen Inc reports the 77th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 92.4% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery and Valero Refining Co - Tennessee L.L.C..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Safety-Kleen Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 92.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Safety-Kleen Inc's total reported releases fell from 154.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 145.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Safety-Kleen Inc's off-site transfers fell from 154.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 145.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Safety-Kleen Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Safety-Kleen Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (252.9K lbs to 145.7K lbs).
Safety-Kleen Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Safety-Kleen Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 42% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 252.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 210.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 287.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 154.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 145.7K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 971.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 67.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 4.9K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 3.6K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 3.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 62 lbs | - |
Safety-Kleen Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Safety-Kleen Inc
Closest other reporters in California - including Certainteed LLC, Quikrete - Fremont Ca Plant, Christy, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery, Valero Refining Co - Tennessee L.L.C., Toledo Refining Co LLC.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Safety-Kleen Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Sabin Metal Corp, Republic Industrial & Energy Solutions LLC, Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dobson Fresh Plant. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Sabin Metal Corp Scottsville, NY · Primary Metals 1.1M lbs reported
- Republic Industrial & Energy Solutions LLC Romulus, MI · Hazardous Waste 1.1M lbs reported
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dobson Fresh Plant Dobson, NC · Food 1.0M lbs reported
- Occidental Chemical Holding Corp - Geismar Plant Geismar, LA · Chemicals 1.1M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Ethylene glycol, Ammonia, Zinc compounds, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Certainteed LLC. Safety-Kleen Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Safety-Kleen Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Safety-Kleen Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Newark, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324191 · Petroleum. 11.3% of Alameda TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sabin Metal Corp (Δ 45 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Safety-Kleen Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene glycol. 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