EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Waste
Clean Harbors - top-third GHGRP parent
According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 7 facilities across 6 states (357K MT CO₂e in 2023).
- MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
- 357K
- Reporting facilities
- 7
- States covered
- 6
- Overall rank
- #557
Data updated May 2026
According to the EPA GHGRP, Clean Harbors reported 357K MT CO₂e in 2023 across 7 facilities in 6 states (ranks #557 of 2,289 U.S. corporate GHG emitters by total reported CO₂e) Emissions increased 144% over the tracked period.
- Overall rank #557 of 2,289
- #26 in Waste
- +144.2% since 2011
Clean Harbors vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies
Where this parent's reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP-reporting company
357,382 557th of 2289 higher than 1,732 of 2,289 companies
GHGRP parent companies, banded by reported CO₂e (MT)
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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023
How Clean Harbors spreads its footprint vs Waste peers
Facility count against total reported CO₂e for 21 Waste companies. A company can lead its sector from one concentrated site or from many smaller ones; the split below uses the median of this peer group (7 facilities, 0.7M MT).
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Waste peer footprint table: Clean Harbors, 7 facilities, 0.36M MT CO2e. Waste Management, 225 facilities, 11.65M MT CO2e. Republic Services, 177 facilities, 10.72M MT CO2e. Covanta Holding, 22 facilities, 4.2M MT CO2e. Waste Connections US, 40 facilities, 3.63M MT CO2e. Gfl Environmental Holdings (us), 30 facilities, 2.45M MT CO2e. Wheelabrator Technologies Holdings, 12 facilities, 2.22M MT CO2e. Rumpke Consolidated Cos, 9 facilities, 1.69M MT CO2e. County of Orange California, 5 facilities, 1.13M MT CO2e. County of Lycoming Pennsylvania, 1 facilities, 0.9M MT CO2e. County of Pinellas Florida, 2 facilities, 0.77M MT CO2e. Apex Environmental, 1 facilities, 0.7M MT CO2e. County of Brevard Florida, 1 facilities, 0.67M MT CO2e. City of El Paso Texas, 2 facilities, 0.54M MT CO2e. Waste Connections, 8 facilities, 0.51M MT CO2e. City of Baton Rouge Louisiana, 2 facilities, 0.51M MT CO2e. Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County Florida, 3 facilities, 0.5M MT CO2e. City of Dallas Texas, 1 facilities, 0.48M MT CO2e. Casella Waste Systems, 9 facilities, 0.46M MT CO2e. County of Polk Florida, 1 facilities, 0.43M MT CO2e. US Government, 9 facilities, 0.42M MT CO2e.
EPA GHGRP inventory plate
Parent clean-harbors · 2023 #557 · 357K MT
CO2E-MODEST · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · FAC-PAIR · SPAN-MULTI · SECTOR-WASTE · TREND-SURGE · BOOK-RICH
- CO2E-MODEST 357K MT
- UPPER-Q #557/2289
- PHOTO-FINISH Lanxess · Chemicals
- FAC-PAIR 7 facilities
- SPAN-MULTI 6 states
- SECTOR-WASTE Waste
- TREND-SURGE +144% since 2011
- BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields
Nearest CO₂e peer: Lanxess · Chemicals (±314 MT)
Upper-third parent rollup stamps: CO₂e band, corpus rank, peer, facility book, state span, sector, trend. Not an EPA grade.
2023 methane-weighted parent mix
Methane leads the non-CO₂ share for Clean Harbors: CH₄ is 19.8% of 357K MT CO₂e in 2023 (N₂O 0%). Non-CO₂ gases total 19.9%. Component shares sum this parent's facility CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year, not a corporate Scope 1-3 inventory.
- CO₂
- 80.1%
- 286K MT
- CH₄
- 19.8%
- 71K MT
- N₂O
- 0%
- 158 MT
CO₂e neighbourhood around Clean Harbors
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest reported parents by CO₂e, not a full GHGRP corpus board reprint.
Largest sites in a top-third parent book
Clean Harbors - top sites (MT CO₂e)
Clean Harbors's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e
Emissions growth across reporting years
Clean Harbors - rising annual GHG
EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e
- Reported CO₂e in 2023
- 357K MT
- 13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
Clean Harbors annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023
Clean Harbors reported 357K MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 146K MT in 2011 - a rise of 144.2% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.
Multi-site facilities (7)
| Facility | Location | Emissions (MT CO2e) |
|---|---|---|
| Clean Harbors Aragonite, LLC. Industrial Gas Suppliers Aragonite, UT | Aragonite, UT | 125K |
| SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems EAST CHICAGO, IN | EAST CHICAGO, IN | 80K |
| Clean Harbors Deer Park, LLC. Industrial Gas Suppliers La Porte, TX | La Porte, TX | 43K |
| Clean Harbors El Dorado LLC Chemicals El Dorado, AR | El Dorado, AR | 39K |
| Clean Harbors Buttonwillow, LLC. Waste Buttonwillow, CA | Buttonwillow, CA | 25K |
| Altair Disposal Services, LLC Waste Altair, TX | Altair, TX | 24K |
| Sawyer Disposal Services, LLC Waste Sawyer, ND | Sawyer, ND | 21K |
Where Clean Harbors's reported CO₂e sits by state
34.8% of this parent's latest facility CO₂e is in Utah (1 site) ; next is Indiana at 22.4% . Shares are GHGRP facility rollups for this parent, not state economy totals.
Clean Harbors reported facility CO₂e concentration by U.S. state
Clean Harbors's reported CO₂e by EPA sector
Top sector Industrial Gas Suppliers is 46.9% of this parent's facility CO₂e (2 sites) ; Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems follows at 22.4% . Sector labels are EPA GHGRP facility industry_sector values.
Clean Harbors reported facility CO₂e by EPA industry sector
Nationwide peers for a top-third GHGRP parent
Three EPA GHGRP peer sets for a top-third parent (357K MT): nearest totals, facility-book size, then per-facility intensity.
Similar reported CO₂e
Nearest parent totals (357K MT here).
Similar facility book
Nearest reporting-facility counts (7 here).
Similar per-facility CO₂e
Nearest average MT per facility (51K MT here).
Source: EPA GHGRP Data is based on facility self-reporting. Not environmental compliance advice
What to do with this
Using Clean Harbors's emissions profile
- Clean Harbors runs mid-intensity per facility (51K MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Waste sector on the Waste industry page.
- It ranks #557 of 2,289 reporting parents nationwide, compare it directly against specific peers on the compare tool.
- Not sure how to read a total-CO₂e figure or a per-facility intensity number, the how-to-read guide walks through what each field means and what it doesn't.
Related reading: How to read an emissions profile · Waste emitters · Methodology
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.