EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
US Ecology Texas Inc
Robstown, TX · Parent: Republic Services Inc
- Total releases
- 34.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 98
- Carcinogens
- 34
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
US Ecology Texas Inc: how the 34.6M lbs splits
34.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 31.7M lbs 91.4%
- Off-site Transfers 2.9M lbs 8.4%
- Air Releases 59.4K lbs 0.2%
- Water Discharges 1.2K lbs <0.1%
US Ecology Texas Inc's 34.6M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 91.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 8.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms).
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.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
US Ecology Texas Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Robstown, TX, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 6.2M lbs of releases across 73 chemicals in 2023, and 34.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 55 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. US Ecology Texas Inc is pounds #6 and chemical-count #5 at 34.6M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Dawkins On-Site Robstown CBP1; Shoup Gas Processing & Fractionation Plant; Equistar Chemicals LP; Thomas Petroleum LLC Corpus / Robstown. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Texas: Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility; Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC; Wayne Disposal Inc; US Ecology Nevada Inc.. Other Republic Services Inc sites in this extract: US Ecology Nevada Inc.; Envirite of Ohio Inc; Eq Detroit Inc; US Ecology Idaho Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); Ethylene glycol; Asbestos (friable); Zinc compounds.
US Ecology Texas Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (91.4% land disposal) across 98 chemicals · 34 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 34.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility and Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC.
US Ecology Texas Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
35M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Ecology Texas Inc inside Nueces's TRI pounds
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, US Ecology Texas Inc reports the 7th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 58.2% of every pound reported in Nueces. Scale peers outside Texas include Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility and Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Nueces's reported pounds (59.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Ecology Texas Inc's total reported releases fell from 8.4 million lb in 2022 to 6.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Ecology Texas Inc's air releases rose from 7.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Ecology Texas Inc's off-site transfers fell from 539.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 350.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Ecology Texas Inc's water releases rose from 253 lb in 2022 to 318 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Ecology Texas Inc Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how US Ecology Texas Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
223350.9× more than the comparison
98.0× 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 US Ecology Texas Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 34.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 6% (6.6M lbs to 6.2M lbs).
US Ecology Texas Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows US Ecology Texas Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 6% 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: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.6M lbs | 59 |
| 2020 | 7.9M lbs | 56 |
| 2021 | 5.5M lbs | 64 |
| 2022 | 8.4M lbs | 67 |
| 2023 | 6.2M lbs | 73 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 34 of 98 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
US Ecology Texas Inc · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Ecology Texas Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Dawkins On-Site Robstown CBP1, Shoup Gas Processing & Fractionation Plant, Equistar Chemicals LP, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility, Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC, Wayne Disposal Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Ecology Texas Inc on cumulative reported pounds (34.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (98). Release-pound peers include Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility, Pogo Mine, Eagle Mine Llc-Humboldt Mill. Chemical-count peers include Chemical Waste Management, Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC, Elemental Environmental Solutions 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.
- Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility Yukon, PA · Hazardous Waste 34.8M lbs reported
- Pogo Mine Delta Junction, AK · Metal Mining 34.9M lbs reported
- Eagle Mine Llc-Humboldt Mill Champion, MI · Metal Mining 35.1M lbs reported
- Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC Burns Harbor, IN · Primary Metals 35.1M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Chemical Waste Management Emelle, AL · Hazardous Waste 98 chemicals
- Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC East Chicago, IN · Hazardous Waste 98 chemicals
- Elemental Environmental Solutions LLC Arkadelphia, AR · Hazardous Waste 94 chemicals
- Norlite LLC Cohoes, NY · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 93 chemicals
Other Republic Services Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including US Ecology Nevada Inc., Envirite of Ohio Inc, Eq Detroit 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 Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms), Ethylene glycol, Asbestos (friable), Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Dawkins On-Site Robstown CBP1. US Ecology Texas Inc stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 US Ecology Texas Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Ecology Texas Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Robstown, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562211 · Hazardous Waste. 58.2% of Nueces TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility (Δ 134.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Ecology Texas Inc stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms). 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