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Industry: waste management and environmental services
Penalty Total since 2000$1,391,115,546
Number of Records: 1,484
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
Waste Management Inc.$520,246,510352
Stericycle$416,577,52759
Republic Services$176,533,226266
Recology$144,133,95510
Clean Harbors Inc.$26,117,056360
Befesa SA$24,944,35547
P&W Waste Oil Services$21,373,1431
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions$20,466,57010
Veolia Group$7,667,175153
CES Environmental Services$6,327,0549

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
Republic ServicesRepublic Servicesair pollution violation2010WI-AG$250,000
Republic Services of WisconsinRepublic Servicesenvironmental violation2004WI-AG$475,000
Waste ManagementWaste Management Inc.environmental violation2011WI-AG$100,000
Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc.Waste Management Inc.air pollution violation2009WI-AG$75,000
Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2003WI-AG$33,841
Waste Management, Inc.Waste Management Inc.air pollution violation2005WI-AG$128,395
WRR Environmental Services Company, Inc.WRR Environmental Servicesenvironmental violation2012WI-AG$80,000
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C.Veolia Groupenvironmental violation2021WI-AG$95,000
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.wage and hour violation2014WHD$8,735
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.wage and hour violation2013WHD$132,421
Waste Management of Hawaii, IncWaste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2011WHD$8,235
Waste Management of Virginia, Inc.Waste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2011WHD$24,836
Clean Harbors, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.wage and hour violation2010WHD$74,716
Waste Connections of South Dakota, Inc.Waste Connections Inc.wage and hour violation2009WHD$15,287
Waste Management of Arkansas, Inc.Waste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2009WHD$34,659
Veolia North America Milwaukee, IncVeolia Groupwage and hour violation2008WHD$106,251
Waste Management, Inc.Waste Management Inc.Family and Medical Leave Act2008WHD$40,000
Veolia Environmental Services North AmericaVeolia Groupwage and hour violation2008WHD$41,785
Allied WasteRepublic ServicesFamily and Medical Leave Act2008WHD$9,300
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.wage and hour violation2007WHD$5,322
Waste Management, Inc.Waste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2006WHD$23,025
Waste Management of Oregon Inc.Waste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2006WHD$244,999
Republic Services, Inc.Republic Serviceswage and hour violation2006WHD$15,402
Waste Management, Inc.Waste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2006WHD$193,332
Stericycle, IncStericyclewage and hour violation2006WHD$24,252
Waste Management of Arizona, Inc.Waste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2005WHD$6,526
Waste Management of Louisiana, L.L.C.Waste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2005WHD$8,477
BFI Waste Systems of North America, Inc.Republic Serviceswage and hour violation2005WHD$5,040
Republic Services of New York, Inc.Republic Serviceswage and hour violation2004WHD$51,632
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$37,686
Waste Management, Inc.Waste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$32,732
Clean Harbors IncClean Harbors Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$46,412
Waste Management Inc of FloridaWaste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$7,925
D & L Disposal, Inc.Republic Serviceswage and hour violation2004WHD$13,334
Republic Services of Georgia, LPRepublic Serviceswage and hour violation2003WHD$35,163
Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc.Waste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2003WHD$8,156
Advanced Disposal Services Inc.Waste Management Inc.Family and Medical Leave Act2016WHD$9,576
Advanced DisposalWaste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2017WHD$8,097
BFI Waste Management SystemsRepublic ServicesFamily and Medical Leave Act2021WHD$36,007
STERICYCLEStericycleenvironmental violation2018WA-ENV$72,000
PermaFix NorthwestPerma-Fix Environmental Servicesenvironmental violation2016WA-ENV$36,400
EMERALD SERVICES INCClean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2015WA-ENV$99,000
STERICYCLE MORTONStericycleenvironmental violation2015WA-ENV$72,000
EMERALD SERVICES INCClean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2015WA-ENV$68,000
EMERALD SERVICES INCClean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2009WA-ENV$9,000
EMERALD SERVICES INCClean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2006WA-ENV$128,000
EMERALD SERVICES, INC.Clean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2001WA-ENV$28,500
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2019VT-AG$70,000
Atlantic Waste Disposal, Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2017VA-ENV$120,000
Atlantic Waste Disposal, Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2016VA-ENV$99,000
USA Waste of VA Landfills, Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2015VA-ENV$31,544
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2014VA-ENV$20,000
Waste Management of Virginia, Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2014VA-ENV$28,652
Atlantic Waste Disposal, Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2012VA-ENV$56,400
BFI Waste Systems of Virginia L.L.C.Republic Servicesenvironmental violation2010VA-ENV$13,100
BFI Waste Systems of Virginia L.L.C.Republic Servicesenvironmental violation2004VA-ENV$28,000
Waste Management of Virginia, Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2022VA-ENV$95,000
Atlantic Waste Disposal, Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2022VA-ENV$12,537
Clean HarborsClean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2020UT-ENV$42,906
Clean Harbors/Emerald ServicesClean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2020UT-ENV$11,372
Clean Harbors/Thermo FluidsClean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2020UT-ENV$9,600
Clean HarborsClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2019UT-ENV$8,400
Clean Harbors AragoniteClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2019UT-ENV$330,000
Clean HarborsClean Harbors Inc.air pollution violation2018UT-ENV$23,750
Emerald ServicesClean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2016UT-ENV$8,927
Emerald ServicesClean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2016UT-ENV$8,928
StericycleStericycleair pollution violation2014UT-ENV$2,322,536
BFI Waste Systems of North America, Inc.Republic Servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003UT-AG$250,000
Stericycle, Inc.Stericycleprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003UT-AG$580,000
Waste Management TexasWaste Management Inc.work visa violations2018USAO$5,500,000
Republic Services Inc.Republic Serviceswork visa violations2008USAO$3,000,000
US EcologyRepublic Servicesenvironmental violation2002USAO$10,000
SF Recology GroupRecologykickbacks and bribery2021USAO$36,000,000
Tervita LLCRepublic Servicesenvironmental violation2018TX-RRC$5,000
Tervita, LLCRepublic Servicesenvironmental violation2014TX-RRC$10,000
Suez Wts Usa, Inc.Veolia Groupenvironmental violation2017TX-ENV$44,438
US Ecology Texas, Inc.Republic Servicesenvironmental violation2017TX-ENV$12,160
Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLCRepublic Servicesenvironmental violation2016TX-ENV$32,336
Port Arthur Chemical & Environmental Services, LLCCES Environmental Servicesenvironmental violation2014TX-ENV$3,234,162
Clean Harbors San Leon, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2014TX-ENV$42,830
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C.Veolia Groupenvironmental violation2014TX-ENV$13,050
WM Resource Recovery & Recycling Center, Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2013TX-ENV$8,661
WM Resource Recovery & Recycling Center, Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2012TX-ENV$17,988
Stericycle, Inc.Stericycleenvironmental violation2012TX-ENV$42,612
Clean Harbors Deer Park, L.P.Clean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2011TX-ENV$23,900
Allied Waste Systems, Inc.Republic Servicesenvironmental violation2011TX-ENV$11,495
Port Arthur Chemical & Environmental Services, LLCCES Environmental Servicesenvironmental violation2011TX-ENV$976,162
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C.Veolia Groupenvironmental violation2011TX-ENV$17,840
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C.Veolia Groupenvironmental violation2011TX-ENV$9,200
US Ecology Texas, Inc.Republic Servicesenvironmental violation2010TX-ENV$43,680
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C.Veolia Groupenvironmental violation2010TX-ENV$17,680
BFI Waste Services of Texas, LPRepublic Servicesenvironmental violation2010TX-ENV$6,120
US Ecology Texas, Inc.Republic Servicesenvironmental violation2009TX-ENV$74,120
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLCVeolia Groupenvironmental violation2009TX-ENV$15,554
Republic Waste Services of Texas, Ltd.Republic Servicesenvironmental violation2009TX-ENV$5,000
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C.Veolia Groupenvironmental violation2009TX-ENV$6,090
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C.Veolia Groupenvironmental violation2008TX-ENV$7,320
Stericycle, Inc.Stericycleenvironmental violation2008TX-ENV$6,720
US Ecology Texas, L.P.Republic Servicesenvironmental violation2006TX-ENV$138,320
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2006TX-ENV$62,595
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLCVeolia Groupenvironmental violation2006TX-ENV$25,536
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.