EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.
Smithfield, KY · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 725.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 50
- Carcinogens
- 23
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.: how the 725.8K lbs splits
725.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 712.3K lbs 98.1%
- Air Releases 13.4K lbs 1.9%
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.'s 725.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Smithfield, KY, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 226.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 725.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,577 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Arvin Sango Inc; Libertas Copper Llc.; Bluegrass Generating Station; Dow Silicones Corp. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Kentucky: Clean Harbors Baton Rouge LLC; Clean Harbors Reidsville LLC; 21ST Century Environmental Management of Nevada LLC; Burlington Environmental 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: Lead And Lead Compounds; Barium; Chromium; Cadmium.
In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking
Kentucky TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=422)
- Safety-Kleen Systems...
- North American Stain... 15
What this shows Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads Kentucky chemical count. North American Stainless leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #36. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.1% off-site transfers) across 50 chemicals · 23 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 725.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Clean Harbors Baton Rouge LLC and Clean Harbors Reidsville LLC.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
726K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% 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 Inc. inside Henry's TRI pounds
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. reports the 55th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 98.2% of every pound reported in Henry. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Clean Harbors Baton Rouge LLC and Clean Harbors Reidsville LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Henry's reported pounds (739.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 4.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 226.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 4.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 226.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1655.2× more than the comparison
16.7× more 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 Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 725.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1126% (18.5K lbs to 226.9K lbs).
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1126% 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: Lead And Lead Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18.5K lbs | 24 |
| 2020 | 475.1K lbs | 47 |
| 2021 | 625 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 226.9K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 23 of 50 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 244.4K lbs | - |
| Barium | 170.7K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 168.7K lbs | - |
| Cadmium | 99.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Silver | 26.9K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 4.8K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 871 lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 754 lbs | - |
| Lead | 625 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Trichloroethylene | 535 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 395 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 289 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 272 lbs | Carcinogen |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 263 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 243 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 224 lbs | - |
| 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane | 179 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetonitrile | 174 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 149 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl tert-butyl ether | 127 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 125 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 121 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 119 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Pyridine | 118 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 111 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 108 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 105 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 92 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 91 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 68 lbs | - |
| Chlorobenzene | 62 lbs | - |
| 1,3-Dichlorobenzene | 61 lbs | - |
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 34 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 32 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 31 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chloroform | 25 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,4-Dioxane | 25 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 19 lbs | - |
| Mercury | 17 lbs | - |
| 1,3-Dichloropropylene | 12 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 2-Methoxyethanol | 6 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 2-Ethoxyethanol | 0 lbs | - |
| 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol | 0 lbs | - |
| Chlordane | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Arvin Sango Inc, Libertas Copper Llc., Bluegrass Generating Station, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Clean Harbors Baton Rouge LLC, Clean Harbors Reidsville LLC, 21ST Century Environmental Management of Nevada LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (725.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (50). Release-pound peers include Ega Spectro Alloys, Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co LLC, Gates Corp. Chemical-count peers include Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility, Covestro LLC, Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part). 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.
- Ega Spectro Alloys Rosemount, MN · Primary Metals 724.6K lbs reported
- Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co LLC Anacortes, WA · Petroleum 724.5K lbs reported
- Gates Corp Siloam Springs, AR · Plastics and Rubber 724.4K lbs reported
- Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp USA Lincoln, NE · Transportation Equipment 727.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility Sulphur, LA · Hazardous Waste 50 chemicals
- Covestro LLC Baytown, TX · Chemicals 50 chemicals
- Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) Baytown, TX · Chemicals 50 chemicals
- Exxonmobil Oil Corp Chemical Plant (part) Beaumont, TX · Chemicals 50 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 Lead And Lead Compounds, Barium, Chromium, Cadmium; nearby reporters include Arvin Sango Inc. Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. stamps MID 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 Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Smithfield, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562211 · Hazardous Waste. 98.2% of Henry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ega Spectro Alloys (Δ 1.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds. 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