EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind)
Independence, MO · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 303 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind): how the 303 lbs splits
303 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 303 lbs 100.0%
Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind)'s 303 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Independence, MO, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 67 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 303 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,351 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) is pounds #376 and chemical-count #137 at 303 lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Aero Transportation Products Inc; US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant; Forterra Pipe & Precast - Independence; American Industries Midwest. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Missouri: Reworld Oil LLC; Tms International Llc.; Safety-Kleen Systems Baltimore (bal); Safety-Kleen Systems Fairless Hills (fhp). 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: Methanol; Ethylene glycol; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 303 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Reworld Oil LLC and Tms International Llc..
Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
303 lbs 41st percentile higher than 41% 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 Independence (ind) in the Hazardous Waste sector extract
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) reports the 166th-largest volume (303 lbs). Scale peers outside Missouri include Reworld Oil LLC and Tms International Llc..
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
- Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind)'s total reported releases rose from 30 lb in 2022 to 67 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind)'s air releases rose from 30 lb in 2022 to 67 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
100% less than the comparison
67% 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 Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 303 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 43% (117 lbs to 67 lbs).
Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind): annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 43% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 117 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 66 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 23 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 30 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 67 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 274 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 29 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind)
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Aero Transportation Products Inc, US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Forterra Pipe & Precast - Independence, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 490 other reporting facilities in Missouri.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Reworld Oil LLC, Tms International Llc., Safety-Kleen Systems Baltimore (bal).
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 Methanol, Ethylene glycol, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Aero Transportation Products Inc. Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) stamps TRACE volume · AIR 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 Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Independence, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562112 · Hazardous Waste. 0.0% of Jackson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Langley Gas Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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