EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
US Ecology Romulus Inc.
Romulus, MI · Parent: Republic Services Inc
- Total releases
- 14.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
US Ecology Romulus Inc.: how the 14.6K lbs splits
14.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 12.2K lbs 83.2%
- Air Releases 2.5K lbs 16.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
US Ecology Romulus Inc.'s 14.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 83.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 16.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
US Ecology Romulus Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Romulus, MI, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 10.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 14.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,952 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 Romulus Inc. is pounds #340 and chemical-count #367 at 14.6K 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: Ford Motor Co Wayne Integral Stamping; Unistrut International Corp; Polychemie Inc; Gm - Romulus Engine Operations. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Michigan: Tms International LLC; Greentech Global Recycling; Safety-Kleen Systems Johnstown (joh); Veolia N.a. Inc.. 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: Toluene; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Ethylene glycol.
US Ecology Romulus Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (83.2% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tms International LLC and Greentech Global Recycling.
US Ecology Romulus Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Ecology Romulus Inc.: Toluene-led volume
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, US Ecology Romulus Inc. reports the 108th-largest volume (14.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 71.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Tms International LLC and Greentech Global Recycling.
Concentrated means ≥60% of US Ecology Romulus Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 71.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Ecology Romulus Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 654 lb in 2022 to 10.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Ecology Romulus Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 79 lb in 2022 to 10.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Ecology Romulus Inc.'s air releases fell from 575 lb in 2022 to 464 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Ecology Romulus Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How US Ecology Romulus Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 400% (2.2K lbs to 10.9K lbs).
US Ecology Romulus Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Ecology Romulus Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 400% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 533 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 407 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 654 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 10.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 10.4K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 1.4K lbs | - |
US Ecology Romulus Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Tms International LLC, Greentech Global Recycling, Safety-Kleen Systems Johnstown (joh).
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Ecology Romulus Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (14.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Trialco Aluminum LLC, Cpp LLC, Elantas Pdg Inc. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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).
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 Toluene, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Ford Motor Co Wayne Integral Stamping. US Ecology Romulus Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Romulus Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Ecology Romulus Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Romulus, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562211 · Hazardous Waste. 0.0% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Trialco Aluminum LLC (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Ecology Romulus Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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