EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.
Cranston, RI · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 137.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.: how the 318.3K lbs splits
318.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 317.3K lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 1.0K lbs 0.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.'s 318.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead compounds.
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 CARC-LEAN
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cranston, RI, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 180.6K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2024, and 137.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 3,920 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Rhode Island's 75 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. is pounds #5 and chemical-count #4 at 137.7K lbs. Technic Inc Engineered Powders Div leads reported pounds (641.4K lbs) at 7 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Gannon & Scott leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (35 lbs, pounds #61). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Advanced Chemical Co; Monarch Metal Finishing Co. Inc.; Ira Green Inc; Mahr Inc.. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Rhode Island: Reworld Oil LLC; Tms International LLC; Vopak Logistics Services USA Inc Deer Park; Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C.. 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: Lead compounds; Ethylene glycol; Lead; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 137.7K lbs (2019–2024). 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 Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
138K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% 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. in the Hazardous Waste sector extract
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. reports the 81st-largest volume (137.7K lbs). Scale peers outside Rhode Island 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 Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 21.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 88.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.'s air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 83 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 21.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 88.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. Form-R facts
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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. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 318.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 25997% (692 lbs to 180.6K lbs).
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID 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. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 25997% 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: Lead compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 692 lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 19 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 27.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 21.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 88.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2024 | 180.6K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead compounds | 175.7K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 93.6K lbs | - |
| Lead | 42.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 4.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 779 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 194 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 103 lbs | - |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 91 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 48 lbs | - |
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.
Closest other reporters in Rhode Island - including Advanced Chemical Co, Monarch Metal Finishing Co. Inc., Ira Green Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Rhode Island - e.g. Reworld Oil LLC, Tms International LLC, Vopak Logistics Services USA Inc Deer Park.
Compare beyond Rhode Island
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (137.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Tvill, Leggett & Platt Inc, Ardagh Glass Inc. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Tvill Tobaccoville, NC · Tobacco 137.7K lbs reported
- Leggett & Platt Inc Carthage, MO · Primary Metals 137.6K lbs reported
- Ardagh Glass Inc Port Allegany, PA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 137.6K lbs reported
- Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood Emporia, VA · Wood Products 137.6K lbs reported
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 Lead compounds, Ethylene glycol, Lead, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Advanced Chemical Co. Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. stamps MID 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. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Lead compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cranston, RI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 562211 · Hazardous Waste. 6.5% of Providence TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Tvill (Δ 40 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Lead compounds. 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