EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc.
Braintree, MA · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 189.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc.: how the 327.7K lbs splits
327.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 327.2K lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 498 lbs 0.2%
Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc.'s 327.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
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-HEAVY
Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Braintree, MA, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 138.4K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 189.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 3,345 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Massachusetts's 373 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. is pounds #18 and chemical-count #36 at 189.2K lbs. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds (2.5M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Astro Chemicals Inc leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (5.9K lbs, pounds #154). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Citgo Petroleum Corp; Braintree Electric Light Department; Ultra Maritime Naval Systems & Sensors; Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Massachusetts: Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC; Safety-Kleen Systems; Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC; Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom). 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; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Lead compounds; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 189.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC and Safety-Kleen Systems.
Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
189K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc.: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. reports the 79th-largest volume (189.2K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 77.1% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC and Safety-Kleen Systems.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (77.1% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 21.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 66.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc.'s air releases rose from 2 lb in 2022 to 112 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 21.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 66.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
6.2× more than the comparison
50% 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 Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 327.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 332% (32.0K lbs to 138.4K lbs).
Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 332% from 2019 to 2024). 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 38.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 31.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 21.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 66.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2024 | 138.4K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 156.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 62.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 55.7K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 34.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 17.6K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 367 lbs | - |
Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc.
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Citgo Petroleum Corp, Braintree Electric Light Department, Ultra Maritime Naval Systems & Sensors, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 372 other reporting facilities in Massachusetts.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC, Safety-Kleen Systems, Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (189.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC - Clarendon Osb Facility, Roseburg Forest Products Co. - Coquille Plywood, Vibrantz Minerals LLC. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Freudenberg-Nok Sealing Technologies, Emd Millipore Corp. 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.
- Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC - Clarendon Osb Facility Alcolu, SC · Wood Products 189.1K lbs reported
- Roseburg Forest Products Co. - Coquille Plywood Coquille, OR · Wood Products 189.4K lbs reported
- Vibrantz Minerals LLC Quincy, IL · Metal Mining 189.0K lbs reported
- Tokyo Ohka Kogyo America Inc Hillsboro, OR · Chemicals 189.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd Arecibo, PR · Electrical Equipment 6 chemicals
- Freudenberg-Nok Sealing Technologies Bristol, NH · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 6 chemicals
- Emd Millipore Corp Jaffrey, NH · Computers and Electronic Products 6 chemicals
- Irving Oil Terminals Inc. Portsmouth, NH · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 6 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, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Lead compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Citgo Petroleum Corp. Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 of Braintree Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Braintree, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 562211 · Hazardous Waste. 14.6% of Norfolk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC - Clarendon Osb Facility (Δ 126 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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