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American Reclamation Corp

Hazardous-waste facilities in Charlton, MA. Hazardous-waste handler currently a significant non-complier. Compliance: Significant Noncomplier. A permit or violation record is not a measured exposure.

Agency compliance recordEPA facility pointSignificant non-complier

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Record

Status in source
Active ( S) · Other
Record date
ECHO RCRA as retrieved 2026-10-03
Address
RTE 20 STURBRIDGE RD, CHARLTON
Source
EPA ECHO hazardous-waste (RCRA) facilities
Coordinates
42.14430, -71.99896

Treatment, storage and disposal facilities and current significant non-compliers only; ordinary generators are omitted. Distance from a home does not establish exposure.

Within one mile of this record

  • 7 cleanup sites
  • 1 industrial reporting
  • 3 transmission lines
  • 1 communications
  • 2 mapped cameras
  • 43 major roads

Counts are records within a mile of the point, from the same sources; they overlap and are not unique facilities.

Hazardous-waste compliance (RCRA)

OtherSignificant non-complier

EPA detailed facility report ↗

Why this may matter, and what to check

A source is not an exposure measurement. Health effects depend on the chemical or physical agent, whether it reaches a person, its concentration, exposure route, duration and individual susceptibility.

Why this may matter

Treatment, storage and disposal facilities handle hazardous waste under permit; a facility currently flagged as a significant non-complier has unresolved serious violations. Ordinary generators such as hospitals or workshops are not shown, because a generator permit says little about exposure.

How it could reach a home

Relevant pathways depend on the waste and the failure: spills to soil or groundwater, air emissions from treatment, or transport traffic. A compliance status describes paperwork and inspections as well as releases.

What remains unknown

  • Whether a violation involved a release or a records failure
  • Corrective-action status and any off-site contamination
  • Truck routes and operating hours

What to check next

  • Environmental regulator — Request the inspection reports behind the current violation and the corrective-action status.
  • Facility operator — Ask which wastes are handled, what monitoring is done and whether results are public.

Guidance reviewed 2026-09-13 · EPA ECHO compliance ↗ · EPA hazardous waste (RCRA) ↗

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