LARAWAY REFUSE-DERIVED FUEL (RDF)
Quick Summary
- •Released 6,927,361 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
- •Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
- •Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.
- •Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.
- Address
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21101 W LARAWAY RD
JOLIET, IL 60436
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- WILL County
- Industry
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management
- NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
- 562212
- Inspections
- 1 · last Apr 10, 2024
- Total Penalties
- $0 · last Sep 21, 2020
- Registry ID
- 110000833554
How This Compares
Ranked by most recent year's total TRI releases.
Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)
Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.
Qtrs Non-Compliant
Qtrs Non-Compliant
Qtrs Non-Compliant
TRI Toxic Chemical Releases
Annual pounds of each toxic chemical released to air, water, and land, as reported to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Carcinogen (♦) and PFAS designations are per EPA and IARC classifications.
| Year | Total Releases (lbs) | vs Prior Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13,041,711 | — |
| 2016 | 7,451,886 | -43% |
| 2017 | 6,927,361 | -7% |
| 2018 | 12,368,797 | +79% |
| 2019 | 39,996 | -100% |
| 2020 | 913,999 | +2185% |
| 2021 | 786,749 | -14% |
| 2022 | 600,406 | -24% |
| 2023 | 294,303 | -51% |
| 2024 | 287,060 | -2% |
2024
| Chemical | Total (lbs) | Air | Water | Land | Off-Site | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 73,654 | — | — | 73,654 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Barium | 63,390 | — | 13 | 63,377 | — | |
| Manganese | 36,932 | — | 62 | 36,870 | — | |
| Zinc compounds | 34,676 | — | 9 | 34,667 | — | |
| Arsenic | 14,474 | — | — | 14,474 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 12,948 | — | — | 12,948 | — | |
| Copper | 12,800 | — | — | 12,800 | — | |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 12,354 | — | — | 12,354 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Cyanide compounds | 12,094 | — | — | 12,094 | — | |
| Phenol | 11,855 | — | 1 | 11,854 | — | |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 823 | — | — | 823 | — | |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 703 | — | — | 703 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 357 | — | 0 | 357 | — |
2023
| Chemical | Total (lbs) | Air | Water | Land | Off-Site | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barium | 72,156 | — | 10 | 72,146 | — | |
| Lead | 69,289 | — | — | 69,289 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 65,083 | — | 23 | 65,060 | — | |
| Zinc compounds | 36,331 | — | 3 | 36,328 | — | |
| Chromium | 14,789 | — | 17 | 14,772 | — | |
| Copper | 13,281 | — | 1 | 13,280 | — | |
| Cyanide compounds | 11,725 | — | — | 11,725 | — | |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 9,656 | — | — | 9,656 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 877 | — | — | 877 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 798 | — | — | 798 | — | |
| Mercury | 318 | — | 0 | 318 | — |
2022
| Chemical | Total (lbs) | Air | Water | Land | Off-Site | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 195,211 | — | 18 | 195,193 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Barium | 127,405 | — | — | 127,405 | — | |
| Manganese | 96,768 | — | 39 | 96,729 | — | |
| Zinc compounds | 58,162 | — | 16 | 58,146 | — | |
| Copper | 42,861 | — | 0 | 42,861 | — | |
| Arsenic | 38,766 | — | — | 38,766 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 23,274 | — | — | 23,274 | — | |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 15,871 | — | — | 15,871 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 1,070 | — | — | 1,070 | — | |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 544 | — | — | 544 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 474 | — | 0 | 474 | — |
2021
| Chemical | Total (lbs) | Air | Water | Land | Off-Site | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 173,500 | — | — | 173,500 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Barium | 169,283 | — | — | 169,283 | — | |
| Manganese | 153,491 | — | 50 | 153,441 | — | |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 74,133 | — | — | 74,133 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 73,642 | — | 26 | 73,616 | — | |
| Copper | 60,732 | — | 0 | 60,732 | — | |
| Phenanthrene | 27,933 | — | — | 27,933 | — | |
| Chromium | 24,035 | — | 0 | 24,035 | — | |
| Nickel compounds | 12,900 | — | 1 | 12,899 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Arsenic | 12,012 | — | — | 12,012 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 3,592 | — | — | 3,592 | — | |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 749 | — | — | 749 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 747 | — | 0 | 747 | — |
2020
| Chemical | Total (lbs) | Air | Water | Land | Off-Site | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 415,909 | — | — | 415,909 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 152,811 | — | 6 | 152,805 | — | |
| Barium | 133,836 | — | — | 133,836 | — | |
| Copper | 75,614 | — | 1 | 75,613 | — | |
| Zinc compounds | 53,616 | — | 5 | 53,611 | — | |
| Arsenic | 28,566 | — | — | 28,566 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 23,050 | — | 12 | 23,038 | — | |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 17,973 | — | — | 17,973 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 11,196 | — | — | 11,196 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 1,303 | — | — | 1,303 | — | |
| Mercury | 126 | — | 0 | 126 | — |
2019
| Chemical | Total (lbs) | Air | Water | Land | Off-Site | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | 28,470 | — | 2 | 28,467 | — | |
| Nickel | 10,032 | — | 1 | 10,032 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 1,494 | — | — | 1,494 | — |
2018
| Chemical | Total (lbs) | Air | Water | Land | Off-Site | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos (friable) | 12,119,240 | — | — | 12,119,240 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 86,390 | — | 64 | 86,325 | — | |
| Barium | 48,344 | — | — | 48,344 | — | |
| Lead | 39,417 | — | — | 39,417 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 20,197 | — | 17 | 20,180 | — | |
| Chromium | 18,523 | — | — | 18,523 | — | |
| Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy) | 16,828 | — | — | 16,828 | — | |
| Phenol | 10,583 | — | 1 | 10,582 | — | |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 7,177 | — | — | 7,177 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 981 | — | — | 981 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 639 | — | — | 639 | — | |
| Mercury | 479 | — | 0 | 479 | — |
2017
| Chemical | Total (lbs) | Air | Water | Land | Off-Site | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos (friable) | 6,686,940 | — | — | 6,686,940 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 56,745 | — | 9 | 56,736 | — | |
| Zinc compounds | 44,021 | — | 24 | 43,997 | — | |
| Barium | 33,362 | — | — | 33,362 | — | |
| Chromium | 25,149 | — | — | 25,149 | — | |
| Lead | 23,484 | — | — | 23,484 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 18,062 | — | — | 18,062 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Copper compounds | 15,799 | — | 1 | 15,798 | — | |
| Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy) | 12,958 | — | — | 12,958 | — | |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 9,044 | — | — | 9,044 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 1,486 | — | — | 1,486 | — | |
| Mercury | 311 | — | 0 | 311 | — |
2016
| Chemical | Total (lbs) | Air | Water | Land | Off-Site | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos (friable) | 7,085,020 | — | — | 7,085,020 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Lead | 79,064 | — | — | 79,064 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Barium | 57,431 | — | 22 | 57,409 | — | |
| Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy) | 54,833 | — | — | 54,833 | — | |
| Manganese | 54,090 | — | 21 | 54,069 | — | |
| Zinc compounds | 42,843 | — | 38 | 42,805 | — | |
| Chromium | 39,091 | — | 3 | 39,088 | — | |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 22,633 | — | — | 22,633 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Copper | 14,143 | — | 2 | 14,141 | — | |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 1,763 | — | — | 1,763 | — | |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 847 | — | — | 847 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 128 | — | 0 | 128 | — |
2015
| Chemical | Total (lbs) | Air | Water | Land | Off-Site | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos (friable) | 12,576,960 | — | — | 12,576,960 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Lead | 132,683 | — | — | 132,683 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy) | 114,797 | — | — | 114,797 | — | |
| Barium | 73,410 | — | — | 73,410 | — | |
| Manganese | 51,964 | — | 21 | 51,943 | — | |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 44,025 | — | — | 44,025 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 17,182 | — | 4 | 17,178 | — | |
| Zinc compounds | 16,442 | — | 22 | 16,420 | — | |
| Arsenic | 10,069 | — | — | 10,069 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 2,974 | — | — | 2,974 | — | |
| Mercury | 868 | — | 0 | 868 | — | |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 337 | — | — | 337 | — | ♦ Carcinogen |
Waste Management & Recycling
How this facility manages toxic chemicals beyond direct releases — through recycling, energy recovery, and on-site or off-site treatment. Data from the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.
| Chemical | Released | Recycled | Energy Recovery | Treated |
|---|
Compliance Violations
Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.
| Program | Type | Violation Date | Return to Compliance | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cwa | Schedule Event reported late | Oct 31, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Oct 31, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Apr 30, 2024 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Apr 30, 2018 | Jul 10, 2018 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved but reported | Apr 30, 2018 | Jul 10, 2018 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event reported late | Apr 30, 2018 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Apr 30, 2018 | — | Open |
| rcra | Violation of a Federal or State Statute | Apr 26, 2018 | — | Open |
| rcra | Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: General | Apr 26, 2018 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Mar 11, 1995 | — | Open |
| rcra | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | Oct 29, 1993 | Jul 19, 1994 | Resolved |
| rcra | EPA Administered Permit Programs: the HW Permit Program Permit Application | Jan 22, 1992 | Oct 13, 1992 | Resolved |
| rcra | Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Ground-Water Monitoring | Jan 22, 1992 | Oct 13, 1992 | Resolved |
| rcra | Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: General Facility Standards | Oct 16, 1991 | Jan 7, 1992 | Resolved |
| rcra | EPA Administered Permit Programs: the HW Permit Program Permit Application | May 8, 1991 | Aug 14, 1991 | Resolved |
| rcra | Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: General Facility Standards | Oct 16, 1990 | Dec 26, 1990 | Resolved |
| rcra | Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Manifest System, Recordkeeping and Reporting | Oct 16, 1990 | Dec 26, 1990 | Resolved |
| rcra | Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Ground-Water Monitoring | May 25, 1989 | Nov 17, 1989 | Resolved |
| rcra | Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Ground-Water Monitoring | May 1, 1989 | May 25, 1989 | Resolved |
| rcra | Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Ground-Water Monitoring | Mar 15, 1988 | Mar 8, 1990 | Resolved |
| rcra | Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Ground-Water Monitoring | Mar 16, 1987 | Dec 23, 1987 | Resolved |
| rcra | Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Ground-Water Monitoring | Nov 26, 1986 | Apr 20, 1990 | Resolved |
Enforcement Actions
Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.