EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility
Sulphur, LA · Parent: Waste Management Inc
- Total releases
- 25.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 50
- Carcinogens
- 15
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility: how the 25.7M lbs splits
25.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 25.6M lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 16.7K lbs 0.1%
- Air Releases 72 lbs <0.1%
Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility's 25.7M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper 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.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sulphur, LA, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 5.1M lbs of releases across 33 chemicals in 2023, and 25.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 76 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Louisiana's 417 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility is pounds #8 and chemical-count #8 at 25.7M lbs. Bayer Cropscience LP leads reported pounds (81.9M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #52). Eco-Services Operations leads chemical count at 68 chemicals (163.5K lbs, pounds #136). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Westlake Styrene LLC - Styrene Marine Terminal; Phillips 66 Co Gulf Coast Lubes Plant; Rain Cii Carbon LLC Lake Charles Calcining Plant (lccp); Southern Ionics Inc. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Louisiana: Heritage Environmental Services LLC; Vickery Environmental Inc.; Chemical Waste Management Inc; Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC. Other Waste Management Inc sites in this extract: Chemical Waste Management; Vickery Environmental Inc.; Chemical Waste Management Inc; Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); Simazine; Atrazine.
Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.9% land disposal) across 50 chemicals · 15 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 25.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Heritage Environmental Services LLC and Vickery Environmental Inc..
Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
26M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility inside Calcasieu Parish's TRI pounds
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility reports the 10th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 26.1% of every pound reported in Calcasieu Parish. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Heritage Environmental Services LLC and Vickery Environmental Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Calcasieu Parish's reported pounds (98.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility's total reported releases rose from 4.6 million lb in 2022 to 5.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility's off-site transfers fell from 5.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility's land releases rose from 4.6 million lb in 2022 to 5.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility's chemicals reported rose from 30 in 2022 to 33 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
565.3× more than the comparison
25.0× 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 Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 25.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 20% (4.2M lbs to 5.1M lbs).
Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility year-over-year reported totals (increased by 20% 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: Copper And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.2M lbs | 30 |
| 2020 | 6.3M lbs | 29 |
| 2021 | 5.5M lbs | 24 |
| 2022 | 4.6M lbs | 30 |
| 2023 | 5.1M lbs | 33 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 15 of 50 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Westlake Styrene LLC - Styrene Marine Terminal, Phillips 66 Co Gulf Coast Lubes Plant, Rain Cii Carbon LLC Lake Charles Calcining Plant (lccp), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 416 other reporting facilities in Louisiana.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Heritage Environmental Services LLC, Vickery Environmental Inc., Chemical Waste Management Inc.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility on cumulative reported pounds (25.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (50). Release-pound peers include Heritage Environmental Services LLC, Buick Resource Recycling Facility LLC, Wieland Metals Inc. Chemical-count peers include Safety-Kleen Systems Inc., 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.
- Heritage Environmental Services LLC Indianapolis, IN · Hazardous Waste 25.3M lbs reported
- Buick Resource Recycling Facility LLC Boss, MO · Primary Metals 26.6M lbs reported
- Wieland Metals Inc Wheeling, IL · Primary Metals 26.7M lbs reported
- P4 Production LLC Soda Springs, ID · Chemicals 24.5M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Waste Management Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Chemical Waste Management, Vickery Environmental Inc., Chemical Waste Management Inc.
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 Copper And Copper Compounds, Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms), Simazine, Atrazine; nearby reporters include Westlake Styrene LLC - Styrene Marine Terminal. Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sulphur, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562211 · Hazardous Waste. 26.1% of Calcasieu Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Heritage Environmental Services LLC (Δ 334.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chemical Waste Management - la Ke Charles Facility stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper And Copper 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