Share of industrial chemical waste managed in the U.S. 2021, by method
managed through disposal methods such as on-site disposals and air releases. Chemicals covered by the U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program include those that impact both human health and the environment.
In 2021, around 29.3 billion pounds of production-related TRI-listed chemical waste were managed in the United States. Of this total, 51 percent was recycled, while another 11 percent was