Texas shipped the most hazardous waste to other states in the United States in 2021, at over 2.7 million tons. That year, there were more than eight million tons of hazardous waste interstate shipments across the U.S. Ohio was the second largest shipper, at 513 thousand tons. Ohio was also the fourth largest producer of hazardous waste in the U.S. that year.
Largest shippers of hazardous waste in the United States in 2021, by state
(in 1,000 tons)
RCRA hazardous waste shipment information is obtained from data reported by both RCRA large quantity generators (LQGs) (if the site generates 1,000 kg in any calendar month) and sites that treated, stored, or disposed of RCRA hazardous wastes on-site during the reporting year.
Figures have been rounded.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (May 24, 2023). Largest shippers of hazardous waste in the United States in 2021, by state (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267288/hazardous-waste-shipments-by-state-in-the-united-states/
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Largest shippers of hazardous waste in the United States in 2021, by state (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, May 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267288/hazardous-waste-shipments-by-state-in-the-united-states/
