There were 15,778 large quantity hazardous waste generation sites in the United States in 2021.
Large quantity generators (LGQs) generate 1,000 kilograms or more of hazardous waste in a month. In 2021, 35.9 million tons of hazardous waste was generated by these facilities, an increase of roughly three percent in comparison to two years earlier.
Number of large quantity hazardous waste generation sites in the United States from 2003 to 2021
Hazardous waste management information is obtained from data reported by facilities that treated, stored, recycled or disposed of hazardous wastes during the reporting year. The statistic does not include all the hazardous waste generated in the United States. There is hazardous waste generated that is not federally required to be reported in the Biennial Report including hazardous waste generated by very small quantity and small quantity generators.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (May 23, 2023). Number of large quantity hazardous waste generation sites in the United States from 2003 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267125/hazardous-waste-generators-in-the-united-states/
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Environmental Protection Agency, Number of large quantity hazardous waste generation sites in the United States from 2003 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267125/hazardous-waste-generators-in-the-united-states/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Number of large quantity hazardous waste generation sites in the United States from 2003 to 2021 [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, May 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267125/hazardous-waste-generators-in-the-united-states/
