EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.
Madison, WI · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 975 lbs 90.7%
- Air Releases 100 lbs 9.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.'s 1.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 90.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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-LEAN
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Madison, WI, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 24 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,761 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. is pounds #537 and chemical-count #199 at 1.1K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tekni-Plex Flexibles LLC; Bell Laboratories Inc.; Madison-Kipp Corp; Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry Inc. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Wisconsin: Safety-Kleen Systems Miami (mfl); Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun); Tms International LLC; Veolia N.a. Inc.. 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: Zinc compounds; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Lead compounds; Ethylene glycol.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (90.7% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Safety-Kleen Systems Miami (mfl) and Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun).
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% 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 Inc.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. reports the 150th-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 85.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Safety-Kleen Systems Miami (mfl) and Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun).
Concentrated means ≥60% of Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 85.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. Form-R facts
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94% less than the comparison
5.0× 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 Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 15862% (0 lbs to 24 lbs).
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.: 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 Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 15862% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 22 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 24 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 24 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 914 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 73 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 70 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 10 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 8 lbs | - |
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Tekni-Plex Flexibles LLC, Bell Laboratories Inc., Madison-Kipp Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Safety-Kleen Systems Miami (mfl), Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun), Tms International LLC.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Royal Oak Enterprises-Belle, Incom Inc, Nupla - South. 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 Zinc compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Lead compounds, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Tekni-Plex Flexibles LLC. Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Madison, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562219 · Hazardous Waste. 0.1% of Dane TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Royal Oak Enterprises-Belle (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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