EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc)
Greer, SC · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 4.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc): how the 4.8K lbs splits
4.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.8K lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 8 lbs 0.2%
Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc)'s 4.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. 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-MID
Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Greer, SC, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 863 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 4.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,272 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc) is pounds #328 and chemical-count #159 at 4.8K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bmw Manufacturing Co LLC; Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Hwy 101; Plasman Sc Inc.; Plastic Omnium Auto Exteriors LLC. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside South Carolina: Lamps Inc. DBA Erg Environmental Services; Safety-Kleen Systems Boynton Beach (boy); Safety-Kleen Systems Brunswick (bru); Safety-Kleen Systems Mobile (wha). 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; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene.
Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc) stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lamps Inc. DBA Erg Environmental Services and Safety-Kleen Systems Boynton Beach (boy).
Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.8K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% 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 Greer (gsc): Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc) reports the 124th-largest volume (4.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 64.6% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Lamps Inc. DBA Erg Environmental Services and Safety-Kleen Systems Boynton Beach (boy).
Concentrated means ≥60% of Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc)'s pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 64.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc)'s total reported releases fell from 3.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 863 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc)'s off-site transfers fell from 3.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 862 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc)'s chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc) Form-R facts
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See how Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc) stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Greer (gsc) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 43065% (2 lbs to 863 lbs).
Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc): 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 Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc) year-over-year reported totals (increased by 43065% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 115 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 3.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 863 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 251 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 3 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc) · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc)
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Bmw Manufacturing Co LLC, Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Hwy 101, Plasman Sc Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Lamps Inc. DBA Erg Environmental Services, Safety-Kleen Systems Boynton Beach (boy), Safety-Kleen Systems Brunswick (bru).
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc) on cumulative reported pounds (4.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Linde Gas & Equipment, Curia Wisconsin Inc., Geon Performance Solutions. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; nearby reporters include Bmw Manufacturing Co LLC. Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc) stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Greer (gsc) TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Greer, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562112 · Hazardous Waste. 0.1% of Spartanburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Linde Gas & Equipment (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Safety-Kleen Systems Greer (gsc) stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · 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