EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC
Chicago, IL · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 199.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC: how the 199.1K lbs splits
199.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 125.6K lbs 63.1%
- Off-site Transfers 73.5K lbs 36.9%
Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC's 199.1K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 63.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 36.9%. 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.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 19.2K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 199.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,245 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC is pounds #130 and chemical-count #123 at 199.1K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Osi Industries LLC; Edsal Manufacturing Co Inc; Edsal Manufacturing Co Inc; Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re : Chicago Plant. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Illinois: Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC; Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc.; Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom); Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Bridgeport LLC. 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; Dichloromethane; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Certain glycol ethers.
Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Chicago, IL: 199.1K lbs across 8 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 63.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC and Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc..
Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
199K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC reports the 78th-largest volume (199.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 72.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC and Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 72.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC's total reported releases fell from 38.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC's off-site transfers fell from 23.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC's air releases fell from 15.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 199.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (33.2K lbs to 19.2K lbs).
Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC 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 | 33.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 31.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 76.4K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 38.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 19.2K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 144.3K lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 54.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 649 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 80 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 1 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 0 lbs | - |
| N-Nitrosodimethylamine | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 0 lbs | - |
Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC in Cook
Nearest TRI Facilities to Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Osi Industries LLC, Edsal Manufacturing Co Inc, Edsal Manufacturing Co Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC, Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc., Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom).
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC on cumulative reported pounds (199.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Domtar Paper Co LLC, Acme Brick Co Jonesboro, Hutchinson Precision Sealing Systems Inc. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Domtar Paper Co LLC Rothschild, WI · Electric Utilities 199.0K lbs reported
- Acme Brick Co Jonesboro Jonesboro, AR · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 199.0K lbs reported
- Hutchinson Precision Sealing Systems Inc Danielson, CT · Plastics and Rubber 199.3K lbs reported
- Beneke Wire Co Louisville, KY · Primary Metals 198.9K 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, Dichloromethane, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Osi Industries LLC. Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562920 · Hazardous Waste. 0.3% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Domtar Paper Co LLC (Δ 112 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 63.1%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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