Clean Harbors Environment Services Inc., founded in 1980 and headquartered in Massachusetts, stands as North America’s leading provider of environmental and industrial services. With a diverse customer base that includes a significant number of Fortune 500 companies, Clean Harbors caters to various industries including chemical manufacturing, healthcare, energy, and government agencies. The company excels in delivering a wide range of services encompassing hazardous waste management, emergency spill response, industrial cleaning, and recycling, ensuring a comprehensive approach to environmental stewardship.
The company operates under two primary segments: Environmental Services and Safety-Kleen. The Environmental Services segment encompasses technical services that provide integrated hazardous and non-hazardous material management. This includes collection, transportation, recycling, treatment, and disposal services through over 100 company-owned facilities, which include recycling and incineration units.
Safety-Kleen, a subsidiary of Clean Harbors, is recognized as the largest re-refiner and recycler of used oil in North America. It offers eco-friendly, closed-loop solutions for recycling and reusing waste oil and cleaning solvents, playing a crucial role in promoting sustainability in the industrial sector.
With a commitment to safety, innovation, and operational reliability, Clean Harbors utilizes advanced technologies and expertise to address complex environmental challenges. Their extensive footprint operating throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico allows them to provide timely and effective services that mitigate environmental impacts. Clean Harbors is not only dedicated to excellent service delivery but also to developing sustainable solutions that contribute to a cleaner, healthier environment, aiming to be the premier provider of environmental and industrial services in the industry.