U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA RCRA Hazardous-Waste Handlers & TRI Releases
Hazardous-waste generators and Toxics-Release-Inventory reporters, by facility and status.
EPA environmental records: RCRAInfo hazardous-waste handlers (generators by size — LQG/SQG/VSQG — transporters and TSDFs) and Toxics Release Inventory facilities and release quantities. A newly-registered large-quantity generator is an environmental event of record. Records show what facilities reported to EPA.
- Records
- 1,601,614 RCRA handlers · 21,870 TRI facilities · 78,647 TRI releases
- Coverage
- 2020-01-01 → 2026-07-24
- Refresh
- Monthly (RCRAInfo / TRI)
- Source
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What's in it
Tables in this dataset
| Table | Rows | What it holds |
|---|---|---|
| rcra_handlers | 1,601,614 | Hazardous-waste handlers with generator status flags |
| tri_facilities | 21,870 | Toxics Release Inventory reporting facilities |
| tri_releases | 78,647 | Chemical release quantities by facility/year |
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Schema
Key public fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
handler_id | EPA RCRA handler id |
facility_name | Facility name (normalized) |
state | State |
generator_status | LQG / SQG / VSQG classification |
is_lqg | Large-quantity-generator flag |
naics_code | Facility NAICS |
active_site | Whether the site is active |
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