Based on analysis of thousands of data points from the EPA’s RCRAInfo and ECHO databases and accompanied with regulatory expert comments, the 2024 State of Environmental Compliance: Benchmarking Report is your key to understanding your performance against your industry peers.
Overview
The 2024 Environmental Compliance Benchmarking Report aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of environmental compliance across various industries, leveraging data from the RCRAInfo and EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) databases. The report categorizes industries using NAICS codes and offers insights into regulatory compliance performance, violations, and significant non-compliance events.
Key Findings
- Retail has the highest overall number of generators, primarily due to the classification of pharmaceutical waste as hazardous.
- Manufacturing, Oil, Gas, Mining, and Utilities sectors have the highest concentration of violations.
- Significant non-compliance events are most prevalent in Manufacturing, followed by Third Party Logistics.
- Water-related violations are disproportionately high across all industries, aligning with the EPA’s focus on water compliance through recent enforcement initiatives.
