EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
US Ecology Michigan Inc.
Detroit, MI · Parent: Republic Services Inc
- Total releases
- 1.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
US Ecology Michigan Inc.: how the 1.2M lbs splits
1.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.2M lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 1.6K lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
US Ecology Michigan Inc.'s 1.2M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
US Ecology Michigan Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Detroit, MI, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 98.6K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 1.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,153 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. US Ecology Michigan Inc. is pounds #33 and chemical-count #44 at 1.2M 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Flex-N-Gate Detroit; Ppg Coatings Services Detroit; General Motors Gm Va Factory Zero Assembly Plant; Cadillac Oil Co. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Michigan: US Ecology Vernon Inc.; Environmental Enterprises Inc; Systech Environmental Corp; Waste Control Specialists LLC. Other Republic Services Inc sites in this extract: US Ecology Nevada Inc.; US Ecology Texas Inc; Envirite of Ohio Inc; Eq Detroit Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Zinc compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
US Ecology Michigan Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 14 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Ecology Vernon Inc. and Environmental Enterprises Inc.
US Ecology Michigan Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Ecology Michigan Inc. in the Hazardous Waste sector extract
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, US Ecology Michigan Inc. reports the 47th-largest volume, placing it in the top 18% of its sector. Scale peers outside Michigan include US Ecology Vernon Inc. and Environmental Enterprises Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Ecology Michigan Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 148.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 98.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Ecology Michigan Inc.'s air releases fell from 384 lb in 2022 to 242 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Ecology Michigan Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 148.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 98.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Ecology Michigan Inc. Form-R facts
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45644.9× more than the comparison
14.0× 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 US Ecology Michigan Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 79% (475.6K lbs to 98.6K lbs).
US Ecology Michigan Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Ecology Michigan Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 79% 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: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 475.6K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 371.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 138.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 148.6K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 98.6K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 453.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 319.0K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 202.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 98.9K lbs | - |
| Copper | 36.6K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 33.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 22.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 20.2K lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 13.8K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 13.0K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 13.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 5.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 225 lbs | - |
US Ecology Michigan Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Ecology Michigan Inc.
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Flex-N-Gate Detroit, Ppg Coatings Services Detroit, General Motors Gm Va Factory Zero Assembly Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. US Ecology Vernon Inc., Environmental Enterprises Inc, Systech Environmental Corp.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Ecology Michigan Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Mississippi Lime Co Ste Genevieve, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp - Promontory. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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.
- Mississippi Lime Co Ste Genevieve Sainte Genevieve, MO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.2M lbs reported
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry Perry, IA · Food 1.2M lbs reported
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corp - Promontory Promontory, UT · Transportation Equipment 1.2M lbs reported
- Basf Corp Elyria, OH · Chemicals 1.2M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Republic Services Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including US Ecology Nevada Inc., US Ecology Texas Inc, Envirite of Ohio 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 Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Zinc compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Flex-N-Gate Detroit. US Ecology Michigan Inc. stamps HEAVY 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 US Ecology Michigan Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Ecology Michigan Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Detroit, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562211 · Hazardous Waste. 1.0% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mississippi Lime Co Ste Genevieve (Δ 289 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Ecology Michigan Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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