EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Emerald Services Inc
Tacoma, WA · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 924.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 30
- Carcinogens
- 11
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Emerald Services Inc: how the 924.5K lbs splits
924.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 828.2K lbs 89.6%
- Air Releases 96.1K lbs 10.4%
- Water Discharges 75 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Emerald Services Inc's 924.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 89.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.4%. 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Emerald Services Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tacoma, WA, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 97.8K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 924.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,370 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Emerald Services Inc is pounds #22 and chemical-count #5 at 924.5K lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Burlington Environmental LLC; Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC; Quikrete - Seattle Wa Plant; Pacific Functional Fluids. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Washington: Cycle Chem Inc.; 21ST Century Environmental Management of Nevada LLC; Systech Environmental Corp; Republic Industrial & Energy Solutions LLC. 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; Methanol; Lead And Lead Compounds; Toluene.
Emerald Services Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (89.6% off-site transfers) across 30 chemicals · 11 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 924.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cycle Chem Inc. and 21ST Century Environmental Management of Nevada LLC.
Emerald Services Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
924K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Emerald Services Inc in the Hazardous Waste sector extract
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Emerald Services Inc reports the 52nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.9% of its sector. Scale peers outside Washington include Cycle Chem Inc. and 21ST Century Environmental Management of Nevada 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
- Emerald Services Inc's total reported releases rose from 90.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 97.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Emerald Services Inc's air releases fell from 887 lb in 2022 to 176 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Emerald Services Inc's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Emerald Services Inc's off-site transfers rose from 89.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 97.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Emerald Services 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 Emerald Services Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 924.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 76% (411.5K lbs to 97.8K lbs).
Emerald Services Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Emerald Services Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 76% 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 | 411.5K lbs | 28 |
| 2020 | 219.8K lbs | 27 |
| 2021 | 104.7K lbs | 16 |
| 2022 | 90.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 97.8K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 11 of 30 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 413.3K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 76.6K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 47.3K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 42.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 41.7K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 32.5K lbs | - |
| Copper | 26.0K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 24.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 19.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dichloromethane | 17.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Pyridine | 17.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 17.1K lbs | - |
| sec-Butyl alcohol | 17.0K lbs | - |
| 1,4-Dioxane | 17.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 16.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetonitrile | 13.7K lbs | - |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 12.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 12.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 10.7K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 9.4K lbs | - |
| Chloroform | 8.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 8.5K lbs | - |
| Methyl tert-butyl ether | 6.0K lbs | - |
| Dimethylamine | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Dicyclopentadiene | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 3.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 3.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 121 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 39 lbs | - |
Emerald Services Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Emerald Services Inc
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Burlington Environmental LLC, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC, Quikrete - Seattle Wa Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Cycle Chem Inc., 21ST Century Environmental Management of Nevada LLC, Systech Environmental Corp.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Emerald Services Inc on cumulative reported pounds (924.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (30). Release-pound peers include Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant, Cos-Mar Co, Hunt Refining Co a Corp. Chemical-count peers include Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant, Amvac Chemical Co, Honda of America Manufacturing 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).
- Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant Cartersville, GA · Electric Utilities 30 chemicals
- Amvac Chemical Co Axis, AL · Chemicals 30 chemicals
- Honda of America Manufacturing Inc Marysville, OH · Transportation Equipment 30 chemicals
- Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC East Liberty, OH · Transportation Equipment 30 chemicals
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, Methanol, Lead And Lead Compounds, Toluene; nearby reporters include Burlington Environmental LLC. Emerald Services 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 Emerald Services Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Emerald Services Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tacoma, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562211 · Hazardous Waste. 14.8% of Pierce TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant (Δ 329 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Emerald Services Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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