U.S. Hazardous Waste Facility Data with Permit and Compliance Details

Over 1.5 million records detail hazardous waste handlers regulated under the U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The dataset includes information on facility permits, compliance monitoring, corrective actions, and financial assurance. It is maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and was last updated in September 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze Permit Information and compliance status to identify facilities with recurring violations.
• Map facility locations using GIS information to assess regional concentrations of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal sites.
• Correlate Corrective Action data with Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement records to evaluate cleanup effectiveness.
• Examine Financial Assurance records to assess the financial readiness of facilities for potential environmental remediation.

Strengths

• Contains over 1.5 million records on hazardous waste handlers, providing a national-scale inventory.
• Managed by the authoritative U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ensuring regulatory accuracy.
• Includes multiple analytical categories such as Permit Information, Corrective Action, and Compliance Monitoring.

Limitations

• Specific column names, data formats, and exact row counts are not documented in the provided input.
• The data's internal structure and relationships between categories like Handlers and GIS information are unclear.
• Potential for incomplete records if state agencies do not fully report all required information to the EPA.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) RCRAInfo System.

Collection Method

Information reported by hazardous waste handlers to state environmental agencies, which is passed to regional and national EPA offices.

Freshness

Last updated on September 6, 2025.

Geography

United States.