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

Handlers by city in Puerto Rico

By industry in Puerto Rico

• Gasoline stations 82
• Gasoline stations (NAICS 44711) 68
• Chemical manufacturing 59
• Utilities 38
• Repair and maintenance 35
• Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325412) 34
• Miscellaneous manufacturing 32
• Educational services 32
• General merchandise retailers 28
• Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811111) 26
• General merchandise retailers (NAICS 455211) 24
• Waste management and remediation 24
• Motor vehicle and parts dealers 18
• NAICS 452 18
• Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339112) 17
• Professional, scientific and technical services 17
• Health and personal care retailers 16
• Utilities (NAICS 22112) 15
• Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 15
• Health and personal care retailers (NAICS 456110) 15
• Administration of housing and community development 15
• NAICS 421 14
• Administration of housing and community development (NAICS 92511) 14
• Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 13
• Gasoline stations (NAICS 44719) 13
• Educational services (NAICS 61131) 13
• Educational services (NAICS 611310) 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
• Waste management and remediation (NAICS 56291) 10
• National security and international affairs 10
• Utilities (NAICS 22111) 9
• NAICS 42111 9
• Motor vehicle and parts dealers (NAICS 44111) 9
• Building material and garden supply stores (NAICS 444110) 8
• NAICS 45299 8
• Truck transportation 8
• Real estate (NAICS 53119) 8
• National security and international affairs (NAICS 92811) 8
• Utilities (NAICS 22132) 7
• Fabricated metal product manufacturing 7
• Ambulatory health care services 7
• Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 33911) 6
• Support activities for transportation 6
• Warehousing and storage (NAICS 49311) 6
• Warehousing and storage (NAICS 493110) 6
• Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54138) 6
• Hospitals (NAICS 62211) 6
• Personal and laundry services 6
• Food manufacturing 5
• Beverage and tobacco manufacturing 5
• Printing and related support 5
• Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 32511) 5
• Plastics and rubber products manufacturing (NAICS 326199) 5
• Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332813) 5
• Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339115) 5
• Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (NAICS 424710) 5
• Educational services (NAICS 61111) 5
• Hospitals (NAICS 622110) 5
• Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811121) 5
• NAICS 233 4
• NAICS 234 4
• Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 32551) 4
• Machinery manufacturing 4
• Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing (NAICS 335313) 4
• Transportation equipment manufacturing 4
• Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (NAICS 423510) 4
• Motor vehicle and parts dealers (NAICS 441229) 4
• NAICS 452990 4
• General merchandise retailers (NAICS 45521) 4
• Air transportation 4
• Water transportation 4
• Rental and leasing services 4
• Waste management and remediation (NAICS 562910) 4
• Religious, grantmaking and similar organizations 4
• Religious, grantmaking and similar organizations (NAICS 81391) 4
• Justice, public order and safety 4
• Justice, public order and safety (NAICS 92212) 4
• Printing and related support (NAICS 323111) 3
• Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 3
• Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325411) 3
• Primary metal manufacturing 3
• Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339113) 3
• NAICS 42141 3
• NAICS 422 3
• Air transportation (NAICS 481111) 3
• Truck transportation (NAICS 48411) 3
• Transit and ground passenger transportation 3
• Support activities for transportation (NAICS 488119) 3
• Rental and leasing services (NAICS 532111) 3
• Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54133) 3
• Administrative and support services 3
• Waste management and remediation (NAICS 562112) 3
• Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621511) 3
• Personal and laundry services (NAICS 81232) 3

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.

• New Jersey 7,318
• New Mexico 2,648
• NN 109
• Nevada 2,551
• New York 25,014
• Ohio 15,420
• Oklahoma 3,535
• ON 22
• Oregon 4,571
• Pennsylvania 18,274
• QC 10
• Rhode Island 2,334
• South Carolina 6,169
• South Dakota 1,476
• SK 2
• Tennessee 3,747
• TT 2
• Texas 13,744
• Utah 2,250
• Virginia 9,511

Handlers

Figures from EPA’s RCRAInfo download.