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Hazardous Waste Generated, Shipped, and Received 2001-2007

What this map layer shows:

The amount of hazardous waste generated, shipped, and received by each State between 2001 and 2007 in two-year increments.
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This map layer illustrates hazardous waste regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976. The original data source is from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA biennially collects information regarding the generation, management, and final disposition of hazardous wastes regulated under RCRA. It uses this information to publish a report that communicates the findings of its data collection efforts to the public, other government agencies, and the regulated community.



Ranking 1 2 3 4 5
These states generated the largest quantities of hazardous wastes in 2007 Louisiana
15,892,592
tons
(34.0%)
Texas
13,272,307
tons
(28.4%)
Michigan
2,397,357
tons
(5.1%)
Mississippi
2,239,718
tons
(4.8%)
Ohio
1,608,186
tons
(3.4%)
States with the largest numbers of hazardous waste generators California
2,312
(14.1%)
New York
1,181
(7.2%)
Ohio
952
(5.8%)
Texas
918
(5.6%)
Pennsylvania
821
(5.0%)
These states shipped the largest quantities of hazardous wastes in 2007 Texas
810,653
tons
(11.3%)
Ohio
713,941
tons
(10.0%)
California
643,078
tons
(9.0%)
New Jersey
596,791
tons
(8.3%)
Louisiana
474,088
tons
(6.6%)
States with the largest numbers of hazardous waste shippers California
2,293
(14.1%)
New York
1,167
(7.2%)
Ohio
950
(5.8%)
Texas
913
(5.6%)
Pennsylvania
821
(5.0%)
These states received the largest quantities of hazardous wastes in 2007 Ohio
803,988
tons
(11.2%)
Indiana
509,987
tons
(7.1%)
Texas
493,871
tons
(6.9%)
California
490,961
tons(
6.8%)
Pennsylvania
460,906
tons
(6.4%)
States with the largest numbers of hazardous waste receivers California
62
(11.5%)
Texas
54
(10.0%)
Pennsylvania
24
(4.4%)
Ohio
22
(4.1%)
New York
20
(3.7%)


The Hazardous Waste, Generated, Shipped, and Received 2001-2007 map layer shows the amount of hazardous waste shipped by each state in thousands of tons over a seven-year period.

An additional map layer was generated from this data file. The Hazardous Waste Generated Percentage change 2001-2007 map layer shows increases and decreases in the amount of waste generated by each state in thousands of tons between 2001 and 2007.

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If you download the data for Hazardous Waste Generated, Shipped, and Received 2001-2007 you may also want to download the State Boundaries data. The Hazardous Waste Generated, Shipped, and Received 2001-2007 data table can be used with the State boundaries to create maps. Download State Boundaries.