EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom)
Romulus, MI · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 220.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom): how the 220.3K lbs splits
220.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 220.3K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 13 lbs <0.1%
Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom)'s 220.3K 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Romulus, MI, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 194.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 220.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,079 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom) is pounds #106 and chemical-count #254 at 220.3K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Granite Inliner LLC; Metrex Research; Kerr Corp; Fintex LLC. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Michigan: Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Bridgeport LLC; US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant; Berg Lacquer Co; Veolia Es Technical Solutions 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; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; Lead.
Compare Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom) with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Granite Inliner LLC Romulus · 70 lbs
- Metrex Research Romulus · 9.9K lbs
- Kerr Corp Romulus · 720 lbs
- Fintex LLC Romulus · 141.0K lbs
Similar-scale Hazardous Waste sites elsewhere: Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Bridgeport LLC (CT) · US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (NM) · Berg Lacquer Co (CA)
Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom) stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 220.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Bridgeport LLC and US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
220K 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
Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom): Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom) reports the 75th-largest volume (220.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 99.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Bridgeport LLC and US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom)'s pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 99.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom)'s total reported releases rose from 11.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 194.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom)'s off-site transfers rose from 11.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 194.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom) Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 220.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 6493713% (3 lbs to 194.8K lbs).
Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom): 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 Romulus (rom) year-over-year reported totals (increased by 6493713% 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 | 3 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 13.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 11.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 194.8K lbs | 3 |
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 | 219.4K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 858 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 14 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom) · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom)
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Granite Inliner LLC, Metrex Research, Kerr Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 790 other reporting facilities in Michigan.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Bridgeport LLC, US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Berg Lacquer Co.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom) on cumulative reported pounds (220.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Greif Packaging LLC, Donaldson Co Inc, Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC. 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 Granite Inliner LLC. Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom) stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Romulus (rom) TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Romulus, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562112 · Hazardous Waste. 0.2% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Greif Packaging LLC (Δ 37 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom) stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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