EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des)
Des Moines, IA · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 39.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des): how the 39.4K lbs splits
39.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 39.4K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 18 lbs <0.1%
Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des)'s 39.4K 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Des Moines, IA, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 461 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 39.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,687 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des) is pounds #189 and chemical-count #157 at 39.4K lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines; Construction Products Inc; Central Iowa Ready Mix; Adm Soybean Processing. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Iowa: Chemical Solvents Inc--Denison Facility; Safety-Kleen Systems Cohoes (coh); Water Renewal Center; Veolia N.a. 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 Des Moines (des) stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 39.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chemical Solvents Inc--Denison Facility and Safety-Kleen Systems Cohoes (coh).
Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
39K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des): Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des) reports the 98th-largest volume (39.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 96.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Chemical Solvents Inc--Denison Facility and Safety-Kleen Systems Cohoes (coh).
Concentrated means ≥60% of Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des)'s pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 96.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des)'s total reported releases fell from 25.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 461 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des)'s off-site transfers fell from 25.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 461 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des)'s chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des) Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des) stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
4.2× more than the comparison
71% less than the comparison
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 Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 39.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 7587% (6 lbs to 461 lbs).
Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des): annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des) year-over-year reported totals (increased by 7587% 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 | 6 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 13.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 25.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 461 lbs | 2 |
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 | 38.1K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 18 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des) · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des)
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines, Construction Products Inc, Central Iowa Ready Mix, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Chemical Solvents Inc--Denison Facility, Safety-Kleen Systems Cohoes (coh), Water Renewal Center.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des) on cumulative reported pounds (39.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Keystone Rv Co, Nameplates Inc, Mueller Impacts Co. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Lead; nearby reporters include Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines. Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des) stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Systems Des Moines (des) TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Des Moines, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562112 · Hazardous Waste. 1.1% of Polk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Keystone Rv Co (Δ 17 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des) stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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