RCRA hazardous waste shipment information is obtained from data reported by both RCRA large quantity generators (LQGs) (if the site generates 1,000 kg in any calendar month) and sites that treated, stored, or disposed of RCRA hazardous wastes on-site during the reporting year.
Figures have been rounded.
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Hazardous waste receivers in the United States 2021, by state
Texas received the most hazardous waste from other U.S. states in 2021, at *** thousand tons. This was closely followed by Ohio, which also received over *** thousand tons of waste. Combined, these two states accounted for ** percent of all received interstate hazardous waste that year. Texas was also the largest shipper of hazardous waste in the U.S. in 2021.
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