Texas received the most hazardous waste from other U.S. states in 2021, at 649 thousand tons. This was closely followed by Ohio, which also received over 615 thousand tons of waste. Combined, these two states accounted for 20 percent of all received interstate hazardous waste that year. Texas was also the largest shipper of hazardous waste in the U.S. in 2021.
Largest recipients of interstate 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.
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