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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
Chemical Waste Management, Inc.Waste Management Inc.hazardous waste violation2011CA-DTSC$46,000
Clean Harbors Los Angeles, LLCClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2011CA-DTSC$19,000
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C.Veolia Grouphazardous waste violation2010CA-DTSC$10,000
Safety Kleen Systems, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2010CA-DTSC$12,000
Clean Harbors Los Angeles, LLCClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2009CA-DTSC$42,500
Clean Harbors Los Angeles, LLCClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2004CA-DTSC$19,000
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2004CA-DTSC$163,958
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2003CA-DTSC$45,747
Safety-Kleen of California, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2022CA-DTSC$5,000
Clean Harbors San Jose, LLCClean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2022CA-DTSC$62,000
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLCVeolia Grouphazardous waste violation2022CA-DTSC$275,000
GE Betz Inc.Veolia Grouppesticide violation2016CA-DPR$75,568
GE Betz, Inc.Veolia Grouppesticide violation2005CA-DPR$120,916
Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. and International Disposal Corp. of CaliforniaRepublic Servicesair pollution violation2022CA-BAAQMD$210,000
Republic ServicesRepublic Servicesair pollution violation2024CA-BAAQMD$160,000
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.air pollution violation2017CA-ARB$491,875
Stericycle, Inc.Stericycleair pollution violation2011CA-ARB$13,500
Clean Harbors Environmental ServicesClean Harbors Inc.air pollution violation2010CA-ARB$55,500
Safety Kleen Systems, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.air pollution violation2010CA-ARB$9,200
Veolia ES. IND. ServicesVeolia Groupair pollution violation2009CA-ARB$16,500
Veolia ES. Ind. Services (signal Hill)Veolia Groupair pollution violation2009CA-ARB$16,500
Waste Connection, Inc.Waste Connections Inc.air pollution violation2009CA-ARB$18,375
Veolia ES Industrial Services, Inc.Veolia Groupair pollution violation2009CA-ARB$16,500
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.air pollution violation2008CA-ARB$43,500
Allied Waste ServicesRepublic Servicesair pollution violation2008CA-ARB$11,250
Waste ManagementWaste Management Inc.air pollution violation2007CA-ARB$1,011,000
Tayman Industries, Inc.Republic Servicesair pollution violation2006CA-ARB$5,700
Waste Management Collection & Recycling, Inc.Waste Management Inc.air pollution violation2001CA-ARB$75,000
Republic Services, Inc. et al.Republic Servicesair pollution violation2022CA-ARB$211,250
Republic Services, Inc. et al.Republic Servicesair pollution violation2022CA-ARB$9,000
Zurn Industries, LLCZurn Elkay Water Solutionsexport control violation2019BIS$54,000
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLCVeolia Grouphazardous waste violation2015AZ-DEQ$360,000
Allied Waste Industries Inc.Republic Servicesenvironmental violation2010AZ-DEQ$58,000
Sure-Way Systems, Inc.Stericycleenvironmental violation2009AZ-DEQ$39,000
Clean Harbors Arizona LLCClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2007AZ-AG$45,000
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2007AZ-AG$95,000
StericycleStericycleprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002AZ-AG$320,000
Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLCClean Harbors Inc.water pollution violation2017AR-ENV$33,000
Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLCClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2016AR-ENV$12,500
Rineco Chemical Industries, IncRineco Chemicalhazardous waste violation2014AR-ENV$6,500
Waste Management of Arkansas, Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2014AR-ENV$8,100
Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLCClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2013AR-ENV$11,977
Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLCClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2013AR-ENV$5,500
Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLCClean Harbors Inc.air pollution violation2012AR-ENV$10,012
Arkansas Reclamation Company, LLCWaste Connections Inc.air pollution violation2011AR-ENV$7,651
Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLCClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2011AR-ENV$6,600
Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLCClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2010AR-ENV$70,000
Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLCClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2008AR-ENV$11,562
Arkansas Reclamation Company, LLCWaste Connections Inc.water pollution violation2008AR-ENV$9,400
Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLCClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2007AR-ENV$130,725
Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLCHeritage-Crystal Cleanhazardous waste violation2005AR-ENV$8,000
Rineco Chemical IndustriesRineco Chemicalhazardous waste violation2002AR-ENV$11,115
Rineco Chemical Industries, Inc.Rineco Chemicalhazardous waste violation2002AR-ENV$24,500
Rineco Chemical Industries, Inc.Rineco Chemicalhazardous waste violation2001AR-ENV$113,217
Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLCClean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2021AR-ENV$10,020
Chemical Waste Management, Incl.Waste Management Inc.hazardous waste violation2020AL-ENV$8,250
Advanced Disposal ServicesWaste Management Inc.environmental violation2019AL-ENV$54,900
Chemical Waste Management, Inc.Waste Management Inc.hazardous waste violation2015AL-ENV$18,500
Chemical Waste Management, Inc.Waste Management Inc.hazardous waste violation2010AL-ENV$19,000
Waste ConnectionWaste Connections Inc.environmental violation2010AL-ENV$5,000
Chemical Waste ManagementWaste Management Inc.hazardous waste violation2008AL-ENV$65,000
Safety Kleen System, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2008AL-ENV$26,500
Chemical Waste ManagementWaste Management Inc.hazardous waste violation2002AL-ENV$15,000
US Ecology Sulligent, Inc.Republic Servicesenvironmental violation2021AL-ENV$8,800
Chemical Waste ManagementWaste Management Inc.environmental violation2021AL-ENV$14,400
Waste Away Group, Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2023AL-ENV$7,600
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2024AL-ENV$39,600
Chemical Waste Management, Inc.Waste Management Inc.hazardous waste violation2023AL-ENV$32,680
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2024AL-ENV$29,500
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2024AL-ENV$20,000
Waste ManagementWaste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-state$15,000,000
StericycleStericyclewage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
Waste ConnectionsWaste Connections Inc.wage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$900,000
Veolia EnergyVeolia Groupwage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$64,544
Waste ManagementWaste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-state$7,000,000
BFI Waste ServicesRepublic Servicesemployment discrimination2008private lawsuit-federal$600,000
Waste Management Holdings Inc.Waste Management Inc.benefit plan administrator violation2013private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
Bay Environmental Management Inc.Republic Servicesbenefit plan administrator violation2011private lawsuit-federal$1,900,000
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.employment screening violation2017private lawsuit-federal$644,500
Waste Management of Pennsylvania Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2016private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
Republic Services, Inc.Republic Servicesenvironmental violation2014private lawsuit-federal$6,886,500
Waste Management of Washingon Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2006private lawsuit-state$1,220,000
Zurn Industries LLCZurn Elkay Water Solutionsproduct safety violation2013private lawsuit-federal$20,000,000
Stericycle Inc.Stericycleconsumer protection violation2018private lawsuit-federal$295,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.