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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 TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
Lieze Associates, dba Eagle RecyclingLieze Associateswater pollution violation2011EPA$570,000
Stericycle, Inc.Stericycleprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003UT-AG$580,000
Clean Harbors El Dorado, L.L.C.Clean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2014EPA$581,236
Clean Harbors El Dorado, L.L.C.Clean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2014EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $581,236
Waste Management of HawaiiWaste Management Inc.environmental violation2015EPA$600,000
BFI Waste ServicesRepublic Servicesemployment discrimination2008private lawsuit-federal$600,000
Advanced Disposal Services Greentree Landfill, LLCWaste Management Inc.environmental violation2017PA-ENV$600,000
Clean Harbors Colfax, LLCClean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2021LA-ENV$605,000
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.employment screening violation2017private lawsuit-federal$644,500
Allied Waste Systems of PennsylvaniaRepublic Servicesenvironmental violation2010PA-ENV$650,000
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2015CA-DTSC$700,000
Waste Management Disposal Services of PA Inc.Waste Management Inc.air pollution violation2007PA-ENV$703,420
Battery Recycling Company, Inc.Battery Recycling Companyhazardous waste violation2012EPA$711,435
WASTE MGMT DSPL SVC OF PA INCWaste Management Inc.environmental violation2004PA-ENV$731,614
US Ecology Texas and TD*X AssociatesRepublic Serviceshazardous waste violation2012EPA$788,120
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc.Clean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2020EPA$790,000
Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc.Waste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2000MA-AG$809,000
SUEZ WATER NJ AWOSTING WWTPVeolia Groupwater pollution violation2019NJ-ENV$843,000
StericycleStericycleconsumer protection violation2019NJ-AG$867,899
Clean Harbors Colfax LLCClean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2018LA-ENV$883,666
Waste ConnectionsWaste Connections Inc.wage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$900,000
PERMA-FIXPerma-Fix Environmental Servicesair pollution violation2008EPA$910,043
SAFETY-KLEEN CORPORATIONClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2002EPA$945,018
Port Arthur Chemical & Environmental Services, LLCCES Environmental Servicesenvironmental violation2011TX-ENV$976,162
U.S. Ecology CorporationRepublic Serviceslabor relations violation2002NLRB$987,878
Waste Management Holdings Inc.Waste Management Inc.benefit plan administrator violation2013private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
Waste ManagementWaste Management Inc.air pollution violation2007CA-ARB$1,011,000
Republic Services of Ohio II, LLC dba Countywide Recycling and Disposal FacilityRepublic Servicesenvironmental violation2007OH-ENV$1,050,000
HORSEHEAD RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CO INCBefesa SAair pollution violation2020EPA$1,054,000
CES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.CES Environmental Servicesworkplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$1,092,000
DUPONT FORT HILL PLANTVeolia Groupair pollution violation2008EPA$1,168,750
Waste Management of Washingon Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2006private lawsuit-state$1,220,000
Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLCRepublic Serviceswage and hour violation2010MA-AG$1,327,567
Browning-Ferris IndustriesRepublic Servicesair pollution violation2017CA-SCAQMD$1,344,000
Rineco Chemical Co.Rineco Chemicalenvironmental violation2012EPA$1,350,000
Waste Management Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2003PA-ENV$1,370,000
Stericycle, Inc. et al.Stericycleenvironmental violation2018CA-DTSC$1,412,400
Tradebe Treatment and Recycling Northeast, LLCTradebeenvironmental violation2018EPA$1,445,000
Republic ServicesRepublic Servicesenvironmental violation2014MO-AG$1,490,000
Republic Services Inc.Republic Servicescivil contempt2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$1,500,000
Veolia Water North America-Northeast LLCVeolia Groupenvironmental violation2018MA-AG$1,600,000
WASTE MGMT OF PA INCWaste Management Inc.environmental violation2005PA-ENV$1,677,646
Clean Harbors of Braintree IncClean Harbors Inc.environmental violation2011EPA$1,712,500
CLEAN HARBORS OF BRAINTREEClean Harbors Inc.hazardous waste violation2012EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,712,500
Waste Management of New Hampshire, Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2006NH-AG$1,750,000
WASTE MGMT OF PA INCWaste Management Inc.environmental violation2005PA-ENV$1,879,699
Bay Environmental Management Inc.Republic Servicesbenefit plan administrator violation2011private lawsuit-federal$1,900,000
StericycleStericyclewage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
Waste Management of Pennsylvania Inc.Waste Management Inc.environmental violation2016private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
StericycleStericycleair pollution violation2014UT-ENV$2,322,536
Stericycle, Inc.StericycleFalse Claims Act and related2013NY-AG$2,400,000
Waste Management of PennsylvaniaWaste Management Inc.environmental violation2002PA-ENV$2,477,912
Stericycle, Inc.Stericycleair pollution violation2021EPA$2,600,000
StericycleStericycleair pollution violation2021EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,600,000
Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLCHeritage-Crystal Cleanenvironmental violation2023EPA$2,791,002
HORSEHEAD INDUSTRIESBefesa SAenvironmental violation2007EPA$2,845,000
ALLIED WASTE SYSTEMS AKA VINING DISPOSALRepublic Servicesair pollution violation2003EPA$2,887,550
Republic Services Inc.; Republic Silver State Disposal Inc.Republic Servicesemployment discrimination2010EEOC$2,975,000
Chemical & Metal Industries, Inc.Chemical & Metal Industries, Inc.air pollution violation2011EPA$3,000,000
Republic Services Inc.Republic Serviceswork visa violations2008USAO$3,000,000
Safety Kleen et al.Clean Harbors Inc.air pollution violation2010CA-SCAQMD$3,000,000
Port Arthur Chemical & Environmental Services, LLCCES Environmental Servicesenvironmental violation2014TX-ENV$3,234,162
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS INCWaste Management Inc.air pollution violation2002EPA$3,330,750
AMERICAN ZINC RECYCLING CORPBefesa SAair pollution violation2021EPA$3,348,000
Forward Inc.Republic Servicesair pollution violation2012EPA$4,000,000
Executive Recycling, Inc.Executive Recycling, Inc.environmental violation2013EPA$4,500,000
Waste Management TexasWaste Management Inc.work visa violations2018USAO$5,500,000
Republic Services, Inc.Republic Servicesenvironmental violation2014private lawsuit-federal$6,886,500
Waste ManagementWaste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-state$7,000,000
American Zinc Recycling Corp.Befesa SAair pollution violation2021EPA$7,600,000
American Zinc RecyclingBefesa SAenvironmental violation2020EPA$8,530,000
Republic Services of Ohio II, LLC dba Countywide Recycling and Disposal FacilityRepublic Servicesenvironmental violation2009OH-ENV$10,000,000
Waste ManagementWaste Management Inc.wage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-state$15,000,000
Zurn Industries LLCZurn Elkay Water Solutionsproduct safety violation2013private lawsuit-federal$20,000,000
P&W Waste Oil Services Inc.P&W Waste Oil Servicesenvironmental violation2014DOJ$21,373,143
Stericycle, Inc.StericycleFalse Claims Act and related2015MULTI-AG$26,750,000
Stericycle, Inc.StericycleForeign Corrupt Practices Act2022SEC$28,200,000
SF Recology GroupRecologykickbacks and bribery2021USAO$36,000,000
Republic Services of Southern NevadaRepublic Serviceswater pollution violation2008EPA$37,000,000
Stericycle Inc.StericycleForeign Corrupt Practices Act2022DOJ_CRIMINAL$52,500,000
Republic Services, Inc.Republic Servicesenvironmental violation2018MO-AG$87,000,000
Recology San FranciscoRecologyconsumer protection violation2021CA-SFCA$107,600,000
Stericycle Inc.Stericycleconsumer protection violation2018private lawsuit-federal$295,000,000
Waste Management, Inc.Waste Management Inc.investor protection violation2001CT-AG$457,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.