EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva)
Chester, VA · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 35 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva): how the 37 lbs splits
37 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 20 lbs 54.3%
- Air Releases 17 lbs 45.7%
Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva)'s 37 lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 54.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 45.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
TRACE volume MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chester, VA, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 2 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 35 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 17,527 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva) is pounds #343 and chemical-count #134 at 35 lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Univar Solutions USA; Plant 782 - 12020 Old Stage Road; Chesterfield Power Station; Trident Americas. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Virginia: Tms International LLC; Safety-Kleen Systems Chandler (caz); Safety-Kleen Systems Grand Rapids (grm); Safety-Kleen Systems Jackson (jab). 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: Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Ethylene glycol; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; Lead.
Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva) is a TRACE · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Chester, VA: 35 lbs across 4 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 54.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tms International LLC and Safety-Kleen Systems Chandler (caz).
Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
35 lbs 33rd percentile higher than 33% 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 Chester (cva) in the Hazardous Waste sector extract
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva) reports the 208th-largest volume (35 lbs). Scale peers outside Virginia include Tms International LLC and Safety-Kleen Systems Chandler (caz).
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva) Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 37 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 50% (4 lbs to 2 lbs).
Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva): annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva) year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% 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: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 22 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 20 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 17 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva) in Chesterfield
Nearest TRI Facilities to Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva)
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Univar Solutions USA, Plant 782 - 12020 Old Stage Road, Chesterfield Power Station, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Tms International LLC, Safety-Kleen Systems Chandler (caz), Safety-Kleen Systems Grand Rapids (grm).
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 Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Ethylene glycol, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Lead; nearby reporters include Univar Solutions USA. Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva) stamps TRACE volume · MIXED 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 Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva) TRI extract (TRACE · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chester, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 562112 · Hazardous Waste. 0.0% of Chesterfield TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Long Industries Buffalo Facility (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Safety-Kleen Systems Chester (cva) stamps TRACE · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 54.3%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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