Incineration

Clean Harbors is the industry's leading provider of high-tech, high-temperature destruction of hazardous and industrial waste. Broad permit capabilities and high throughputs deliver maximum convenience and efficiency to customers.

With nearly 70% of North America's incineration capacity, our six incineration facilities in the U.S. and Canada ensure we can meet any requirement from any customer.  Clean Harbors’ kilns are capable of processing solids, liquids and sludge and our thermal treatment systems’ advanced technology can destroy up to 99.9999 percent of all hazardous constituents. download our incineration fact sheet »

Wide Range of Container Types and Waste Streams Accepted

• All size containers from 5-gallon pails to railcars can be shipped to our plants
• Two incinerators are permitted to manage TSCA waste
• Direct feed lines from trucks to our incinerator for highly toxic or incompatible waste
• Cylinder treatment
• Reactive waste
• Lab packs
• Household hazardous waste
• Witness burn
• DEA regulated waste
• Explosive classes 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6
• Non-hazardous waste
• Alternative and comparable fuels

Waste Types Not Managed

• Explosive Classes 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 -  Clean Harbors can manage your explosive waste at our Colfax facility
• Radioactives – Clean Harbors can manage this material for you through alternative technologies