EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau)
Waukesha, WI · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 6.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau): how the 6.6K lbs splits
6.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.4K lbs 65.8%
- Off-site Transfers 2.3K lbs 34.2%
Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau)'s 6.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 65.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 34.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waukesha, WI, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 3.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 6.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,655 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 Waukesha (wau) is pounds #414 and chemical-count #538 at 6.6K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Profile Finishing Systems Inc.; Castalloy Inc.; Valmet Inc. - Waukesha Service Center; Holcim Solutions & Products (us) LLC. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Wisconsin: Safety-Kleen Systems Tallahassee (tal); Kinsbursky Brothers Supply Inc.; Tms International LLC; Tms International Llc/new Castle Plt. 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: Methanol; Ethylene glycol.
Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau) is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Waukesha, WI: 6.6K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 65.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Safety-Kleen Systems Tallahassee (tal) and Kinsbursky Brothers Supply Inc..
Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.6K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% 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 Waukesha (wau): Methanol-led volume
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau) reports the 119th-largest volume (6.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 65.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Safety-Kleen Systems Tallahassee (tal) and Kinsbursky Brothers Supply Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau)'s pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 65.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau)'s total reported releases rose from 827 lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau)'s off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau)'s air releases rose from 827 lb in 2022 to 906 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau) Form-R facts
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See how Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau) stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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33% less 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 Waukesha (wau) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 170% (1.2K lbs to 3.2K lbs).
Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau): annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau) year-over-year reported totals (increased by 170% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 804 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 639 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 827 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 4.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 2.3K lbs | - |
Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau) in Waukesha
Nearest TRI Facilities to Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau)
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Profile Finishing Systems Inc., Castalloy Inc., Valmet Inc. - Waukesha Service Center, 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 Tallahassee (tal), Kinsbursky Brothers Supply Inc., Tms International LLC.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau) on cumulative reported pounds (6.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc, US Doe Llnl Experimental Test Site (site 300), Shell Birmingham Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc Pine Bluff, AR · Wood Products 6.6K lbs reported
- US Doe Llnl Experimental Test Site (site 300) Tracy, CA · Other 6.6K lbs reported
- Shell Birmingham Terminal Birmingham, AL · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 6.6K lbs reported
- Spectrum Laboratory Products ( New Jersey) New Brunswick, NJ · Chemical Wholesalers 6.6K lbs reported
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 Methanol, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Profile Finishing Systems Inc.. Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau) stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CLEAN 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 Waukesha (wau) TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waukesha, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562112 · Hazardous Waste. 0.3% of Waukesha TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Safety-Kleen Systems Waukesha (wau) stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 65.8%). 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