Clean Harbors

Clean Harbors, Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryWaste management
Founded1980 (1980)
FounderAlan McKim
HeadquartersNorwell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Number of locations
870
Area served
United States
Canada
Key people
Alan McKim (chairperson)
Michael L. Battles (co-CEO and co-president)
Eric W. Gerstenberg (co-CEO and co-president)
Eric J. Dugas (CFO)
ServicesEnvironmental & Industrial
Revenue $5.889 billion (2024)
$670 million (2024)
$402 million (2024)
Total assets $7.377 billion (2024)
Total equity $2.573 billion (2024)
OwnerAlan McKim (4.8%)
Number of employees
25,232 (2024)
SubsidiariesSafety-Kleen
Websitecleanharbors.com
Footnotes / references

Clean Harbors, Inc., headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts, is a provider of waste management and industrial services for commercial customers, specializing in the collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of hazardous waste, but also offering services for non-hazardous waste. The company has 870 operating locations in 630 properties in the U.S. and Canada including a network of over 100 waste disposal facilities such as incinerators, landfills (seven hazardous waste landfills and two non-hazardous waste landfills), treatment, storage and disposal facilities. It also owns Safety-Kleen, the largest re-refiner and recycler of used oil in North America. In 2024, the company received 91% of its revenues in the United States and 9% of its revenues in Canada. In 2024, the company's revenues primarily came from the following industries: chemical industry (15%), manufacturing (14%), refineries (13%), automotive industry (8%), utilities (6%), base and blended oils (5%), oil and gas industry (5%), transportation (4%), government (4%) and retail (3%).

The company is ranked 586th on the Fortune 500.