Hazardous waste · by state
Hazardous waste handlers in Washington
- 3,518Handlers
- 442Large quantity generators
- 10TSD facilities
- 1,200With a recorded violation
Washington holds 3,518 of the 444,130 regulated hazardous waste handlers in the United States, which makes it the 31th largest state by handler count. 442 of them are large quantity generators — the sites producing more than 1,000 kilograms of hazardous waste a month — and 36 counties in Washington have three or more handlers.
By what a handler does in Washington
- Large quantity generators in Washington 442
- Small quantity generators in Washington 868
- Very small quantity generators in Washington 2,123
- Hazardous waste transporters in Washington 109
- Treatment, storage and disposal facilities in Washington 10
By county
- King County 1,174
- Pierce County 400
- Snohomish County 372
- Spokane County 244
- Clark County 192
- Whatcom County 118
- Thurston County 109
- Yakima County 106
- Benton County 88
- Kitsap County 84
- Skagit County 83
- Cowlitz County 66
- Franklin County 57
- Grant County 57
- Lewis County 39
- Clallam County 36
- Chelan County 33
- Walla Walla County 32
- Grays Harbor County 29
- Douglas County 21
- Whitman County 20
- Island County 15
- Stevens County 15
- Kittitas County 11
- Jefferson County 10
- Mason County 10
- Okanogan County 10
- Asotin County 8
- Klickitat County 7
- Adams County 6
- Lincoln County 6
- Pend Oreille County 6
- Pacific County 4
- Columbia County 3
- Ferry County 3
- San Juan County 3
By industry in Washington
- Repair and maintenance 158
- General merchandise retailers 127
- Educational services 110
- Building material and garden supply stores 89
- Transportation equipment manufacturing 85
- Utilities 74
- Fabricated metal product manufacturing 73
- Food and beverage retailers 64
- Professional, scientific and technical services 60
- Hospitals 59
- Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 44
- Health and personal care retailers 44
- Chemical manufacturing 41
- Waste management and remediation 36
- Truck transportation 34
- Gasoline stations and fuel dealers 29
- Support activities for transportation 29
- Wood product manufacturing 28
- Ambulatory health care services 27
- Couriers and messengers 26
- Executive and legislative government 26
- Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 25
- Machinery manufacturing 24
- Primary metal manufacturing 23
- Warehousing and storage 23
- Personal and laundry services 23
- Food manufacturing 22
- Computer and electronic product manufacturing 21
- Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 20
- Paper manufacturing 19
Inspections and violations in Washington, year by year
- Inspections in Washington, every year 10 years
- Violations in Washington, every year 10 years
- Inspections in Washington in 2026 167
- Inspections in Washington in 2025 244
- Inspections in Washington in 2024 210
- Inspections in Washington in 2023 195
- Inspections in Washington in 2022 203
- Inspections in Washington in 2021 167
- Inspections in Washington in 2020 100
- Inspections in Washington in 2019 232
- Inspections in Washington in 2018 227
- Inspections in Washington in 2017 240
By the rule cited in Washington
- Standards for generators (40 CFR 262) 643
- Standards for generators (40 CFR 262) 152
- Universal waste management (40 CFR 273) 100
- State requirements broader than federal RCRA (40 CFR XXS) 88
- Used oil management (40 CFR 279) 37
- Identification of hazardous waste (40 CFR 261) 28
- Standards for generators (40 CFR 262) 28
- Interim status TSD standards (40 CFR 265) 27
- Specific hazardous wastes and facilities (40 CFR 266) 26
- Standards for generators (40 CFR 262) 19
- Standards for permitted TSD facilities (40 CFR 264) 12
- Standards for permitted TSD facilities (40 CFR 264) 9
- Interim status TSD standards (40 CFR 265) 4
- RCRA violation PCR 4
- Standards for transporters (40 CFR 263) 3
- Standards for permitted TSD facilities (40 CFR 264) 3
- Land disposal restrictions (40 CFR 268) 3
Handlers
| Handler↑↓ | Where↑↓ | Generator status↑↓ | Also | Violations↑↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELLINGHAM AMULATORY SURGERY CENTER | Bellingham, Whatcom, WA | Very small quantity generator | 2 | |
| BELLINGHAM AVIATION SERVICES | Bellingham, Whatcom, WA | Small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BELLINGHAM CITY WOOD TREATMENT FAC | Bellingham, Whatcom, WA | Large quantity generator | 0 | |
| BELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE | Bellingham, Whatcom, WA | Very small quantity generator | 8 | |
| BELLMONT CABINET COMPANY | Sumner, Pierce, WA | Large quantity generator | 20 | |
| BELMONT ENTERPRISES INC TUMWATER | Tumwater, Thurston, WA | Not a generator | Transporter | 0 |
| BEN BRIDGE JEWELER | Seattle, King, WA | Small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT VIRGINI | Seattle, King, WA | Small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BENDER CCP INC | Kent, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 4 | |
| BERG MANUFACTURING INC | Spokane Valley, Spokane, WA | Large quantity generator | 13 | |
| BERNARD IMPORT BODYWORKS | Seattle, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BICKFORD MOTORS | Snohomish, Snohomish, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BID GROUP TECH MOCO ENGINEERING AND FABRICATION | Spokane Valley, Spokane, WA | Large quantity generator | 0 | |
| BINGO KING CO | Lynnwood, Snohomish, WA | Small quantity generator | 15 | |
| BIO RAD LABORATORIES MALTBY | Woodinville, Snohomish, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BIO RAD LABORATORIES WOODINVILLE | Woodinville, King, WA | Large quantity generator | 8 | |
| BIOCONTROL SYSTEMS INC | Bellevue, King, WA | Large quantity generator | 0 | |
| BIRD SEATTLE | Seattle, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BLACKSMITH OTR | Woodinville, Snohomish, WA | Large quantity generator | 0 | |
| BLOODWORKS NW MAIN BRANCH SEATTLE | Seattle, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 5 | |
| BLOODWORKS NW RENTON WEST | Renton, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BLUE CASTINGS | Arlington, Snohomish, WA | Small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BLUE HERON BIOTECH, LLC | Bothell, King, WA | Small quantity generator | 16 | |
| BLUE MERCURY 243 BELLEVUE SQUARE | Bellevue, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BLUE NILE INC. | Seattle, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING LLC DAVINCI | Renton, King, WA | Small quantity generator | 2 | |
| BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING LLC HOPPER | Kent, King, WA | Small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING LLC WF1 | Kent, King, WA | Large quantity generator | 6 | |
| BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING LLC WF2 | Kent, King, WA | Large quantity generator | 0 | |
| BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING, LLC (MAIN CAMPUS) | Kent, King, WA | Large quantity generator | 21 | |
| BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING, LLC (WAREHOUSE) | Kent, King, WA | Small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING, LLC O'NEILL | Kent, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BLUE STREAK FINISHERS LTD | Everett, Snohomish, WA | Large quantity generator | 99 | |
| BMR DEXTER LLC | Seattle, King, WA | Large quantity generator | 0 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY CO DAYTON ST | Edmonds, Snohomish, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | Wishram, Klickitat, WA | Very small quantity generator | 1 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY AUBURN 1 | Auburn, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY EVERETT | Everett, Snohomish, WA | Very small quantity generator | 6 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY LONGVIEW | Longview, Cowlitz, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY PASCO | Pasco, Franklin, WA | Very small quantity generator | 14 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY SEATTLE | Seattle, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY SEATTLE 4 | Seattle, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 7 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY SEATTLE 5 | Seattle, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY SPOKANE | Spokane, Spokane, WA | Small quantity generator | 24 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY TACOMA | Tacoma, Pierce, WA | Very small quantity generator | 5 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY VANCOUVER | Vancouver, Clark, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY YAKIMA | Yakima, Yakima, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY EASTON FACILITY | Easton, Kittitas, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BNSF RAILWAY GILMAN AVE W | Seattle, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BOATHOUSE INC RENTON SKYWAY THE | Seattle, King, WA | Large quantity generator | 0 | |
| BOEING A&M 41ST ST | Renton, King, WA | Large quantity generator | 6 | |
| BOEING A&M DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER | Seattle, King, WA | Large quantity generator | 25 | |
| BOEING A&M MOSES LAKE | Moses Lake, Grant, WA | Large quantity generator | 9 | |
| BOEING A&M SPACE CENTER | Kent, King, WA | Small quantity generator | 31 | |
| BOEING BOMARC 45-70 | Everett, Snohomish, WA | Very small quantity generator | Transporter | 24 |
| BOEING COMPANY AUBURN | Auburn, King, WA | Large quantity generator | 44 | |
| BOEING COMPANY FREDERICKSON | Puyallup, Pierce, WA | Large quantity generator | 11 | |
| BOEING ESRC | Everett, Snohomish, WA | Small quantity generator | 1 | |
| BOEING EVERETT | Everett, Snohomish, WA | Large quantity generator | 30 | |
| BOEING EVERETT MODIFICATION CENTER | Everett, Snohomish, WA | Large quantity generator | 14 | |
| BOEING KILO NORTH | Mukilteo, Snohomish, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BOEING NORTH BOEING FIELD | Seattle, King, WA | Large quantity generator | 8 | |
| BOEING PLANT 2 | Seattle, King, WA | Large quantity generator | 19 | |
| BOEING RENTON | Renton, King, WA | Large quantity generator | 34 | |
| BOEING SOUTH PARK | Seattle, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 7 | |
| BOEING SPARES DISTRIBUTION CENTER | Seatac, King, WA | Large quantity generator | 9 | |
| BOEING THOMPSON | Seattle, King, WA | Small quantity generator | 1 | |
| BOISE CASCADE WOOD PRODUCTS - ARDEN LUMBER | Colville, Stevens, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BOISE CASCADE WOOD PRODUCTS - KETTLE FALLS LUMBER | Kettle Falls, Stevens, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BOISE CASCADE WOOD PRODUCTS LLC | Kettle Falls, Stevens, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BONNEVILLE POWER ADMIN SNOHOMISH | Snohomish, Snohomish, WA | Very small quantity generator | Transporter | 2 |
| BOOSTER FUELS | Seattle, WA | Small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BOTHELL RIVERSIDE HVOC | Bothell, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BOWEN SCARFF FORD INC | Kent, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 13 | |
| BOYD GMN INC SEATTLE | Seattle, King, WA | Small quantity generator | 28 | |
| BOYER LOGISTICS INC | Seattle, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 13 | |
| BP 07038 | Bellingham, Whatcom, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07040 | Kent, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07052 | Renton, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07053 | Graham, Pierce, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07054 | Vancouver, Clark, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07055 | Kirkland, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07057 | Oak Harbor, Island, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07059 | Woodinville, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07064 | Auburn, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07066 | Gig Harbor, Pierce, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07073 | Covington, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07091 | Stanwood, Snohomish, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07098 | Vancouver, Clark, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07116 | Burlington, Skagit, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07130 | Vancouver, Clark, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07172 | Napavine, Lewis, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07175 | Lake Stevens, Snohomish, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP 07189 | Tukwila, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BP CHERRY POINT REFINERY | Blaine, Whatcom, WA | Large quantity generator | 40 | |
| BR 0792 SEATTLE WA | Seattle, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 5 | |
| BR 153 TACOMA WA | Everett, Snohomish, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BR 170 SEATTLE WA | Seattle, King, WA | Very small quantity generator | 3 | |
| BRANDSAFWAY | Anacortes, Skagit, WA | Very small quantity generator | 0 | |
| BRANTNER TRANSPORT INC | Edgewood, Pierce, WA | Not a generator | Transporter | 0 |
Figures from EPA’s RCRAInfo download.