EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum Bulk Terminals
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility
Buffalo, NY · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 10.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility: how the 11.2K lbs splits
11.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 11.1K lbs 98.3%
- Air Releases 189 lbs 1.7%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility's 11.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.7%. 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Buffalo, NY, in the petroleum bulk terminals sector. It reported 375 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 10.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,647 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility is pounds #210 and chemical-count #74 at 10.9K lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tesla; Pvs Chemical Solutions; General Mills Operations Inc; Pvs Nolwood Chemicals Inc. Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals peers outside New York: Marathon Pipe Line - Woodhaven Terminal; Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal; Crowley Juneau Bulk Fuel Storage Facility; Shell Nashville Terminal. 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; Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.3% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.9K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Marathon Pipe Line - Woodhaven Terminal and Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% 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 Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 695 Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities in this database, Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility reports the 172nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 69.3% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Marathon Pipe Line - Woodhaven Terminal and Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 69.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility's total reported releases rose from 71 lb in 2022 to 86 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility's off-site transfers rose from 62 lb in 2022 to 73 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility Form-R facts
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See how Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
96% less than the comparison
40% 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 Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 95% (7.7K lbs to 375 lbs).
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 95% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 2.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 275 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 71 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 86 lbs | 5 |
| 2024 | 375 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 7.8K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 583 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 455 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 36 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 13 lbs | - |
| Lead | 6 lbs | Carcinogen |
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility
Closest other reporters in New York - including Tesla, Pvs Chemical Solutions, General Mills Operations Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Bulk Terminals Facilities
Other Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Marathon Pipe Line - Woodhaven Terminal, Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal, Crowley Juneau Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility on cumulative reported pounds (10.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Anheuser-Busch LLC (merrimack Brewery), U.S. Dod, Usaf, Laughlin Afb, I C E Krome S P C. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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 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, Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Tesla. Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility stamps LIGHT 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 Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Buffalo, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 424710 · Petroleum Bulk Terminals. 0.2% of Erie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Anheuser-Busch LLC (merrimack Brewery) (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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