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EPA-regulated facilities near Plainfield, NJ

There are 1,681 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Plainfield, New Jersey. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,063), water discharge (594), air emissions (209). 4 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 68 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $423k across 27 sites.

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1,681facilities within 5 miles
4in significant noncompliance
68with a violation on record
$423kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,063
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators48
Small quantity generators163
Transporters6
Chemical (RMP/TRI)90
Superfund27
Air emissions209
Major sources5
Synthetic minor sources25
Minor sources147
Water discharge594
Major permits1
Minor permits405
Drinking water systems5
Greenhouse gas reporters1
Data centers9
Recycling centers1

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

In significant noncompliance

The EPA's designation for its most serious or persistent violations, as of the latest data.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

Superfund sites

Data centers

County

Nearby towns

Reading these numbers

These are regulatory records, not measurements of pollution. Most facilities appear because they hold a permit or file reports, and most of them are compliant; a listing is not a claim that a facility has polluted anything. Compliance status and penalties are the EPA's own determinations in data retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Distances are from the center of Plainfield as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.