Hazardous waste · inspections by year
Hazardous waste inspections in Orange County, California in 2026
- 81Handlers inspected
- 107Inspections on record
- 134Handlers inspected in 2025
- 2ndAmong California counties that year
Orange County, California has 81 hazardous waste handlers with at least one inspection on record during 2026, across 107 separate inspections. That compares with 134 in 2025. It is the 2nd largest of the 24 California counties with three or more handlers inspected that year. Each row below carries the date the inspection was recorded, the agency that recorded it and the kind of inspection it was.
Other years
By what a handler generates, in 2026
- Large quantity generators inspected in Orange County, California 70
- Small quantity generators inspected in Orange County, California 4
Comparable counties in California, 2026
- Alameda County 31
- Contra Costa County 31
- Fresno County 9
- Imperial County 3
- Kern County 24
- Los Angeles County 166
- Marin County 3
- Monterey County 7
- Placer County 4
- Riverside County 24
- Sacramento County 11
- San Bernardino County 53
- San Diego County 26
- San Joaquin County 11
- San Mateo County 22
- Santa Barbara County 8
- Santa Clara County 35
- Santa Cruz County 7
- Solano County 7
- Stanislaus County 6
Inspections recorded in 2026
| Date | Handler | Where | Kind | Recorded by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | ELECTROLURGY INC | Irvine | NO LONGER A SIGNIFICANT NON-COMPLIER | S |
| 2026-01-21 | SANMINA CORPORATION | Costa Mesa | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2026-01-20 | ELECTROLURGY INC | Irvine | SIGNIFICANT NON-COMPLIER | S |
| 2026-01-06 | CAL AURUM INDUSTRIES | Huntington Beach | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2026-01-05 | JAMES R GLIDEWELL | Irvine | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2026-01-05 | GLIDEWELL DENTAL | Newport Beach | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
| 2026-01-05 | CYTEC ENGINEERED MATERIALS | Anaheim | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | S |
Figures from EPA’s RCRAInfo download.