Hazardous waste · violations by year
Hazardous waste violations in Essex County, New Jersey in 2025
- 10Handlers cited
- 19Violations on record
- 12Handlers cited in 2024
- 4thAmong New Jersey counties that year
Essex County, New Jersey has 10 hazardous waste handlers with at least one violation on record during 2025, across 19 separate violations. That compares with 12 in 2024. It is the 4th largest of the 15 New Jersey counties with three or more handlers cited that year. Each row below carries the date the violation was recorded, the agency that recorded it and the kind of violation it was.
Other years
Comparable counties in New Jersey, 2025
- Bergen County 18
- Burlington County 10
- Camden County 8
- Cumberland County 5
- Gloucester County 5
- Hudson County 9
- Mercer County 8
- Middlesex County 19
- Monmouth County 6
- Morris County 10
- Passaic County 6
- Somerset County 5
- Sussex County 3
- Union County 12
Violations recorded in 2025
| Date | Handler | Where | Kind | Recorded by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | BESTMARK NATIONAL | Irvington | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2025-12-11 | BESTMARK NATIONAL | Irvington | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2025-12-11 | BESTMARK NATIONAL | Irvington | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2025-11-14 | MODERN MEADOW INC | Nutley | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2025-09-12 | SAINT MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTER | Newark | Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals | S |
| 2025-09-12 | SAINT MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTER | Newark | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | S |
| 2025-09-12 | SAINT MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTER | Newark | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2025-09-12 | SAINT MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTER | Newark | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2025-09-10 | XPO LOGISTICS FREIGHT, INC. - XNJ | Newark | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2025-08-21 | RICHARDS MANUFACTURING COMPANY SALES LLC | Irvington | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2025-08-21 | RICHARDS MANUFACTURING COMPANY SALES LLC | Irvington | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
| 2025-08-14 | TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA | Fairfield | Standards Applicable to Transporters of HW: General | E |
| 2025-05-30 | TOWNSHIP OF FAIRFIELD | Caldwell | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2025-05-20 | JEWEL PRECISION | Cedar Grove | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | E |
| 2025-05-20 | JEWEL PRECISION | Cedar Grove | ID and Listing of HW: Emergency preparedness and response for management of Excluded Hazardous Secondary Materials | E |
| 2025-05-20 | JEWEL PRECISION | Cedar Grove | ID and Listing of HW: Emergency preparedness and response for management of Excluded Hazardous Secondary Materials | E |
| 2025-03-25 | SGS NORTH AMERICA | Fairfield | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2025-03-25 | SGS NORTH AMERICA | Fairfield | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | S |
| 2025-02-26 | NORDSTROM INC 527 | Short Hills | Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers | S |
Figures from EPA’s RCRAInfo download.