Hazardous waste · by state

Hazardous waste handlers in Puerto Rico

• 1,634Handlers
• 111Large quantity generators
• 1TSD facilities
• 483With a recorded violation

Puerto Rico holds 1,634 of the 444,130 regulated hazardous waste handlers in the United States, which makes it the 44th largest state by handler count. 111 of them are large quantity generators — the sites producing more than 1,000 kilograms of hazardous waste a month — and 67 counties in Puerto Rico have three or more handlers.

By what a handler does in Puerto Rico

• Large quantity generators in Puerto Rico 111
• Small quantity generators in Puerto Rico 309
• Very small quantity generators in Puerto Rico 1,192
• Hazardous waste transporters in Puerto Rico 32

By county

• San Juan County 276
• Carolina County 108
• Bayamon County 107
• Ponce County 100
• Caguas County 96
• Guaynabo County 72
• Mayaguez County 68
• Toa Baja County 51
• Humacao County 44
• Aguadilla County 43
• Arecibo County 43
• Catano County 43
• Dorado County 29
• Manati County 29
• Fajardo County 26
• Guayama County 23
• Vega Baja County 21
• Cayey County 20
• Cidra County 19
• Gurabo County 19
• Trujillo Alto County 16
• Barceloneta County 15
• Canovanas County 15
• Las Piedras County 15
• Salinas County 14
• Vega Alta County 14
• Juana Diaz County 13
• San German County 13
• Cabo Rojo County 12
• Hatillo County 12
• Juncos County 12
• Anasco County 11
• Isabela County 11
• Penuelas County 11
• Yauco County 11
• San Lorenzo County 9
• Santa Isabel County 9
• Yabucoa County 9
• Aibonito County 8
• Ceiba County 8
• Corozal County 8
• Toa Alta County 8
• Hormigueros County 7
• Naranjito County 7
• Sabana Grande County 7
• Utuado County 7
• Arroyo County 6
• Coamo County 6
• Guayanilla County 6
• Luquillo County 6
• Rio Grande County 6
• San Sebastian County 6
• Vieques County 6
• Lajas County 5
• Villalba County 5
• Adjuntas County 4
• Moca County 4
• Morovis County 4
• Naguabo County 4
• Quebradillas County 4
• Rincon County 4
• Aguada County 3
• Aguas Buenas County 3
• Barranquitas County 3
• Ciales County 3
• Guanica County 3
• Patillas County 3

By industry in Puerto Rico

• Gasoline stations 82
• Chemical manufacturing 59
• Utilities 38
• Repair and maintenance 35
• Miscellaneous manufacturing 32
• Educational services 32
• General merchandise retailers 28
• Waste management and remediation 24
• Motor vehicle and parts dealers 18
• NAICS 452 18
• Professional, scientific and technical services 17
• Health and personal care retailers 16
• Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 15
• Administration of housing and community development 15
• NAICS 421 14
• Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 13
• Warehousing and storage 12
• Real estate 12
• Hospitals 11
• Computer and electronic product manufacturing 10
• Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing 10
• Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 10
• Building material and garden supply stores 10
• National security and international affairs 10
• Truck transportation 8
• Fabricated metal product manufacturing 7
• Ambulatory health care services 7
• Support activities for transportation 6
• Personal and laundry services 6
• Food manufacturing 5

Inspections and violations in Puerto Rico, year by year

• Inspections in Puerto Rico, every year 10 years
• Violations in Puerto Rico, every year 8 years
• Inspections in Puerto Rico in 2026 22
• Inspections in Puerto Rico in 2025 18
• Inspections in Puerto Rico in 2024 29
• Inspections in Puerto Rico in 2023 41
• Inspections in Puerto Rico in 2022 10
• Inspections in Puerto Rico in 2021 15
• Inspections in Puerto Rico in 2020 12
• Inspections in Puerto Rico in 2019 24
• Inspections in Puerto Rico in 2018 32
• Inspections in Puerto Rico in 2017 40

By the rule cited in Puerto Rico

• Standards for generators (40 CFR 262) 198
• Standards for generators (40 CFR 262) 88
• Standards for generators (40 CFR 262) 59
• Standards for permitted TSD facilities (40 CFR 264) 21
• Interim status TSD standards (40 CFR 265) 17
• Interim status TSD standards (40 CFR 265) 16
• Standards for generators (40 CFR 262) 15
• Universal waste management (40 CFR 273) 10
• Standards for transporters (40 CFR 263) 9
• Used oil management (40 CFR 279) 7
• Identification of hazardous waste (40 CFR 261) 6
• Interim status TSD standards (40 CFR 265) 6
• Permit requirements (40 CFR 270) 6
• Standards for generators (40 CFR 262) 5
• Interim status TSD standards (40 CFR 265) 5

Other states

Every state with three or more regulated handlers, in alphabetical order.

• AB 2
• Alaska 1,272
• Alabama 5,536
• Arkansas 2,329
• American Samoa 13
• Arizona 3,751
• BC 1
• California 72,740
• Colorado 5,569
• Connecticut 4,805
• District of Columbia 916
• Delaware 1,335
• Florida 24,775
• Georgia 5,076
• Guam 227
• Hawaii 1,431
• Iowa 4,887
• Idaho 1,159
• Illinois 17,701
• Indiana 8,716

Handlers

Figures from EPA’s RCRAInfo download.