EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Waste Control Specialists LLC
Andrews, TX · Parent: Waste Control Specialists LLC
- Total releases
- 1.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Waste Control Specialists LLC: how the 1.5M lbs splits
1.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 1.5M lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 331 lbs <0.1%
Waste Control Specialists LLC's 1.5M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
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-HEAVY
Waste Control Specialists LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Andrews, TX, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 286.5K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 1.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,042 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. Waste Control Specialists LLC is pounds #114 and chemical-count #298 at 1.5M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hobbs Fractionation Plant; Thomas Petroleum LLC Seminole; Championx-Andrews; Andrews Plant. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Texas: Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc; Environmental Enterprises Inc; Republic Services of Wisconsin LP; US Ecology Michigan Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Copper; Cadmium.
Waste Control Specialists LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 9 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc and Environmental Enterprises Inc.
Waste Control Specialists LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.5M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Waste Control Specialists LLC inside Andrews's TRI pounds
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Waste Control Specialists LLC reports the 45th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 93.6% of every pound reported in Andrews. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 82.5% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc and Environmental Enterprises Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Andrews's reported pounds (1.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Waste Control Specialists LLC's total reported releases rose from 158.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 286.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Waste Control Specialists LLC's land releases rose from 158.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 286.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Waste Control Specialists LLC's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Waste Control Specialists LLC's air releases rose from 29 lb in 2022 to 42 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Waste Control Specialists LLC Form-R facts
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See how Waste Control Specialists LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
340.1× more than the comparison
80% 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 Waste Control Specialists LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 289% (73.7K lbs to 286.5K lbs).
Waste Control Specialists LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Waste Control Specialists LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 289% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 73.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 509.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 443.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 158.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 286.5K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 843.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 237.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 169.2K lbs | - |
| Cadmium | 103.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 36.5K lbs | - |
| Bromine | 36.1K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 19.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 15.8K lbs | - |
| Asbestos (friable) | 10.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Waste Control Specialists LLC · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Waste Control Specialists LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Hobbs Fractionation Plant, Thomas Petroleum LLC Seminole, Championx-Andrews, 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. Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc, Environmental Enterprises Inc, Republic Services of Wisconsin LP.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Waste Control Specialists LLC on cumulative reported pounds (1.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Lsc Communications / Warsaw, Collins Products LLC, Hawthorn Generating Station. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
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, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Copper, Cadmium; nearby reporters include Hobbs Fractionation Plant. Waste Control Specialists LLC stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Waste Control Specialists LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Waste Control Specialists LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Andrews, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562211 · Hazardous Waste. 93.6% of Andrews TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lsc Communications / Warsaw (Δ 137 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Waste Control Specialists LLC stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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