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CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF OHIO LLC

Quick Summary

  • Released 114,718 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 $45,000 in total penalties since records began.
  • Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.
Address
581 MILLIKEN DR SE
HEBRON, OH 43025
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County
LICKING County
Industry
Administrative and Support and Waste Management
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
561990
Inspections
11 · last Oct 28, 2025
Total Penalties
$45,000 · last Jun 6, 2022
Registry ID
110000381471

How This Compares

#63 of 1,142 TRI reporters in OH
#32 of 224 TRI reporters in Administrative and Support and Waste Management

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.

5
Air (CAA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
3
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
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.

Emissions Trend (2015–2024) -100% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 102,939
2016 78,144 -24%
2017 114,718 +47%
2018 28,314 -75%
2019 0 -100%
2020 108
2021 164 +52%
2022 0 -100%
2023 0 -24%
2024 10 +5337%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene glycol 110,101
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 91,857
Xylene (mixed isomers) 7 7 36,344
Toluene 2 0 1 2,060
Dichloromethane 1 1 43,349 ♦ Carcinogen
Tetrachloroethylene 0 0 29,742 ♦ Carcinogen

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Acetonitrile
Certain glycol ethers
Xylene (mixed isomers) 15,319
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 81,360
Tetrachloroethylene 39,173 ♦ Carcinogen
Dichloromethane 3,035 ♦ Carcinogen
Ethylene glycol 33,022
Cyclohexane 1
Toluene 0 0 6,648

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene glycol 156,665
Xylene (mixed isomers) 33,024
Acetonitrile
N-Nitrosodimethylamine ♦ Carcinogen
Certain glycol ethers
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 48,597
Tetrachloroethylene ♦ Carcinogen
Dichloromethane 2,714 ♦ Carcinogen
Cyclohexane
Toluene 0 0 4,080

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Acetonitrile 1
Methanol 144,795
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 75 ♦ Carcinogen
Ethylene glycol 198,514
Tetrachloroethylene 1,314 ♦ Carcinogen
Cyclohexane 345
Certain glycol ethers 203
1-Bromopropane 29,091 ♦ Carcinogen
Xylene (mixed isomers) 77,485
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 157,956
Dichloromethane 5 ♦ Carcinogen
n-Hexane 163 163 567
Toluene 0 0 21,763

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Dichloromethane ♦ Carcinogen
Acetonitrile 3
Xylene (mixed isomers) 38,813
Tetrachloroethylene 2,040 ♦ Carcinogen
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 98,135
Methanol 41,585
Certain glycol ethers 582
N,N-Dimethylformamide ♦ Carcinogen
1-Bromopropane 3,822 ♦ Carcinogen
Ethylene glycol 397,285
Cyclohexane 108 108 17
Toluene 0 0 46,074

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Methanol 5,007

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Cyclohexane
Ethylene glycol 8,418
Certain glycol ethers 19,629
Dichloromethane 14,545 14,545 192,951 ♦ Carcinogen
Naphthalene 9,089 9,089 39,257 ♦ Carcinogen
Tetrachloroethylene 3,665 3,665 1,305 ♦ Carcinogen
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 797 797 36,169
Xylene (mixed isomers) 140 140 30,926
Toluene 79 79 10,616

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene glycol 351,522
Mercury 0
Certain glycol ethers 106
Cyclohexane 2
Lead 7 ♦ Carcinogen
Cumene 869 ♦ Carcinogen
Trichloroethylene 27,561 ♦ Carcinogen
Tetrachloroethylene 68,436 68,436 4,529 ♦ Carcinogen
Dichloromethane 38,708 38,708 42,433 ♦ Carcinogen
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 2,529 2,529 40,616
Toluene 2,193 2,193 97,047
Naphthalene 2,032 2,032 769 ♦ Carcinogen
Xylene (mixed isomers) 652 652 11,141
n-Hexane 167 167 6,361
Methanol 1 1 168

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Pyridine ♦ Carcinogen
Trichloroethylene 5,424 ♦ Carcinogen
Cyclohexane 1
Cumene ♦ Carcinogen
Certain glycol ethers 14,944
Mercury 0
Dichloromethane 44,038 44,038 20,584 ♦ Carcinogen
Tetrachloroethylene 21,704 21,704 96,590 ♦ Carcinogen
Naphthalene 6,546 6,546 76 ♦ Carcinogen
Toluene 3,184 3,184 535,896
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 1,905 1,905 27,952
Xylene (mixed isomers) 656 656 25,618
n-Hexane 62 62 25,191
Methyl isobutyl ketone 50 50 6,077 ♦ Carcinogen
Methanol 1 1 93,579
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 0 0
Ethylene glycol 0 0 16,741

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Pyridine ♦ Carcinogen
Dichloromethane 45,430 45,430 70,010 ♦ Carcinogen
Tetrachloroethylene 39,501 39,501 250,676 ♦ Carcinogen
Naphthalene 10,151 10,151 212 ♦ Carcinogen
Toluene 4,043 4,043 561,342
Xylene (mixed isomers) 2,100 2,100 108,190
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 1,598 1,598 218,704
n-Hexane 65 65 31,993
Methyl isobutyl ketone 50 50 60,287 ♦ Carcinogen
Methanol 1 1 188,379
Ethylene glycol 0 0 120,846

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
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 1,615,069 1,605
Xylene (mixed isomers) 196,630 32,759 3,585
Dichloromethane 216,735 1,906
Tetrachloroethylene 976,988 26,972 1,844
Toluene 88,382 147 1,906
Ethylene glycol 2,689,068 13

Off-Site Transfer Destinations

Facilities to which toxic chemicals were transferred for disposal, recycling, energy recovery, or treatment during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Destination Chemical Disposal Recycling Energy Rec. Treatment
ELANTAS PDG INC
OLEAN, NY
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 12,779
SAFETY KLEEN SYSTEMS INC
LINDEN, NJ
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 41,085
ALBERDINGK BOLEY INC
GREENSBORO, NC
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 12,779
CLEAN HARBORS CANADA INC.
CORUNNA
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 1,238
RUMPKE CONTAINER SERV INC
CINCINNATI, OH
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 19,527
VALICOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LLC
MIDDLETOWN, OH
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 1,360
SPRING GROVE RESOURCE RECOVERY INC
CINCINNATI, OH
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 2,721
CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK
DEER PARK, TX
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 367
CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO, LLC
EL DORADO, AR
Dichloromethane 1,906
CHEMICAL SOLVENTS INC
CLEVELAND, OH
Dichloromethane 41,443
ORG CHEM GROUP LLC
TROY, IN
Ethylene glycol 102,723
RUMPKE CONTAINER SERV INC
CINCINNATI, OH
Ethylene glycol 7,365
HEIDELBERG MATERIALS US CEMENT LLC
LOGANSPORT, IN
Ethylene glycol 13
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS, INC.
SMITHFIELD, KY
Xylene (mixed isomers) 498
CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO, LLC
EL DORADO, AR
Xylene (mixed isomers) 3,585
LONE STAR GREENCASTLE WDF
GREENCASTLE, IN
Xylene (mixed isomers) 17,711
LONE STAR INDUSTRIES INC
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO
Xylene (mixed isomers) 14,550
CLEAN HARBORS CANADA INC.
CORUNNA
Tetrachloroethylene 927
CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO, LLC
EL DORADO, AR
Tetrachloroethylene 1,844
LONE STAR INDUSTRIES INC
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO
Tetrachloroethylene 26,972
CHEMICAL SOLVENTS INC
CLEVELAND, OH
Toluene 7
CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO, LLC
EL DORADO, AR
Toluene 1,906
LONE STAR GREENCASTLE WDF
GREENCASTLE, IN
Toluene 13
LONE STAR INDUSTRIES INC
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO
Toluene 134

Transfers to Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)

Toxic chemicals transferred to municipal wastewater treatment plants during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical Transferred (lbs) POTW
Dichloromethane 0 HEBRON VILLAGE WRF, HEBRON
Toluene 2 HEBRON VILLAGE WRF, HEBRON
Mercury 0 HEBRON VILLAGE WRF, HEBRON
Trichloroethylene 2 HEBRON VILLAGE WRF, HEBRON
Tetrachloroethylene 0 HEBRON VILLAGE WRF, HEBRON
Lead 0 HEBRON VILLAGE WRF, HEBRON

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
caa FRV Jan 12, 2026 Open
caa FRV Jul 16, 2025 Open
caa FRV Jan 10, 2025 Open
caa FRV Jul 26, 2024 Open
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Manifest Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Apr 9, 2024 Apr 9, 2024 Resolved
rcra Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers Apr 9, 2024 Apr 9, 2024 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General Apr 9, 2024 Apr 9, 2024 Resolved
rcra EPA Administered Permit Programs: the HW Permit Program Permit Application Apr 9, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Resolved
rcra State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements Apr 9, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Resolved
rcra EPA Administered Permit Programs: the HW Permit Program General Information Apr 9, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Resolved
caa FRV Feb 2, 2024 Open
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Use and Management of Containers Aug 23, 2023 Aug 24, 2023 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General Aug 23, 2023 Aug 23, 2023 Resolved
caa FRV Dec 10, 2022 Open
caa HPV Nov 2, 2021 Jul 22, 2022 Resolved
caa FRV May 3, 2021 Open
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General Mar 19, 2021 Mar 24, 2021 Resolved
caa FRV Aug 21, 2020 Open
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: General Facility Standards Sep 12, 2019 Sep 17, 2019 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Aug 29, 2018 Jun 17, 2019 Resolved
rcra Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers Aug 29, 2018 Jun 17, 2019 Resolved
rcra State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements Feb 28, 2018 Apr 26, 2018 Resolved
rcra EPA Administered Permit Programs: the HW Permit Program Permit Application Feb 28, 2018 Apr 26, 2018 Resolved
rcra EPA Administered Permit Programs: the HW Permit Program General Information Feb 28, 2018 Apr 26, 2018 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Sep 8, 2017 Sep 8, 2017 Resolved
caa FRV Apr 28, 2017 Open
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Sep 21, 2016 Sep 21, 2016 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Feb 23, 2016 Feb 24, 2016 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Oct 16, 2015 Oct 16, 2015 Resolved
rcra Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Use and Management of Containers Sep 17, 2013 Dec 4, 2013 Resolved
rcra Violation of a permit condition or requirement Mar 20, 2012 Apr 17, 2012 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Mar 20, 2012 Mar 20, 2012 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Sep 20, 2011 Oct 7, 2011 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Releases from Solid Waste Management Units Aug 25, 2011 Dec 22, 2017 Resolved
rcra Violation of a permit condition or requirement Mar 8, 2011 Mar 18, 2011 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Sep 8, 2010 Sep 8, 2010 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Manifest System, Recordkeeping and Reporting Nov 18, 2009 Oct 4, 2010 Resolved
rcra Violation of a permit condition or requirement Sep 15, 2009 Oct 22, 2009 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Manifest System, Recordkeeping and Reporting Sep 15, 2009 Oct 22, 2009 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Manifest System, Recordkeeping and Reporting Mar 25, 2009 Apr 30, 2009 Resolved
rcra Violation of a formal enforcement agreement or order. (3008(a) or 3013) Oct 16, 2008 Jan 7, 2011 Resolved
rcra Violation of a formal enforcement agreement or order. (3008(a) or 3013) May 28, 2008 Jan 7, 2011 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Manifest System, Recordkeeping and Reporting Oct 25, 2007 Jul 17, 2008 Resolved
rcra Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers Sep 19, 2007 Sep 21, 2007 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: General Facility Standards Sep 19, 2007 Sep 19, 2007 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Manifest System, Recordkeeping and Reporting Mar 5, 2007 May 30, 2007 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: General Facility Standards Mar 5, 2007 Apr 11, 2007 Resolved
rcra Violation of a permit condition or requirement Mar 2, 2007 Jul 2, 2008 Resolved
rcra Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Air Emission Standards for Tanks, Surface Impoundments and Containers Feb 7, 2007 Feb 7, 2007 Resolved
rcra EPA Administered Permit Programs: the HW Permit Program Permit Conditions Jun 1, 2005 Jun 7, 2007 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.

Notice of Violation
Clean Air Act · Case 3604675162 · Nov 21, 2025
Notice of Violation
Clean Air Act · Case 3604459450 · Jun 20, 2025
Notice of Violation
Clean Air Act · Case 3604225970 · Dec 10, 2024
Director-Division Warning Letter
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-OHD980587364-090 · Sep 30, 2024
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-OHD980587364-089 · Jul 8, 2024
Notice of Violation
Clean Air Act · Case 3604042901 · Jul 8, 2024
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-OHD980587364-088 · Jun 20, 2024
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-OHD980587364-087 · Sep 27, 2023
Notice of Violation
Clean Air Act · Case 3603627860 · Jun 9, 2023
Notice of Violation
Clean Air Act · Case 3603446627 · Nov 30, 2022
Administrative - Formal
Clean Air Act · Case 3603250835 · Jun 6, 2022
$45,000
Notice of Violation
Clean Air Act · Case 3602889035 · Nov 2, 2021
Notice of Violation
Clean Air Act · Case 3602820775 · Sep 3, 2021
Notice of Violation
Clean Air Act · Case 3602695494 · Apr 19, 2021
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-OHD980587364-086 · Apr 7, 2021
Notice of Violation
Clean Air Act · Case 3602248942 · Jul 30, 2020
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-OHD980587364-085 · Sep 30, 2019
Judicial
· Case 05-2018-5009 · Aug 30, 2019
$405,000
INITIAL 3008(A) COMPLIANCE
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-OHD980587364-001 · Apr 17, 2019
Director-Division Warning Letter
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-OHD980587364-084 · Apr 26, 2018

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