Founded in 1989, Environmental Protection Services in Wheeling handles the disposal and recycling of transformers, electrical equipment and dielectric oil, including materials with high PCB contamination. Its 50,000-square-foot facility houses a custom furnace described as the nation’s largest, while the company’s PCBX process has reclaimed more than 100 million gallons of oil. EPS is also an EPA-approved PCB disposal and storage facility and dispatches crews nationwide for substation equipment removal, including the dismantling of two 2-million-pound transformers.
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EPA-Approved PCB Storage Facility
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EPA Permit for PCBX Process
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EPA 40 CFR 761.79 Compliance
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CHWMEG Facility Review
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Emerald TransformerFor more than 50 years, Emerald Transformer has managed the full life cycle of oil-filled electrical equipment, repairing and remanufacturing transformers while recycling or disposing of units that have reached the end of service. With more than 450 associates and facilities across the United States, the company combines factory repair with mobile field service for utilities and industrial customers. Its vertically integrated operation also includes five permitted PCB commercial storage facilities and processes more than 300,000 units annually, recycling 98% of them.TWINSBURG, OH
Bethlehem Apparatus Co., IncSince 1950, Bethlehem Apparatus has built its business around recovering, recycling and retiring mercury and mercury-bearing waste. Its Hellertown mercury campus spans more than 150,000 square feet and includes 25 high-vacuum retorts, a continuous-feed retort and eight quadruple-distillation systems, giving the company capacity to process more than 200 types of waste. Bethlehem is also a domestic supplier of quadruple-distilled high-purity mercury and operates the only mercury treatment permit in the United States.HELLERTOWN, PA
Utility Recyclers InternationalEstablished in 2010, Utility Recyclers International is a joint venture that recycles obsolete utility meters and other electrical assets, helping clients manage equipment retired through smart-meter and infrastructure upgrades. The company combines the recycling, refining and environmental experience of Green-Port Environmental Managers and Manitoba Corporation, representing more than 125 years of combined history. URI coordinates collection, transport and processing, and can provide Certificates of Recycling or Disposal for completed projects.LANCASTER, NY
ClearGuard LLCClearGuard LLC makes dielectric and base oils for electrical infrastructure, industrial formulations, and single-phase data-center immersion cooling. Based in Canton, Ohio, the company uses exclusive access to Hydrodec’s patented refining process to decontaminate used transformer oil and restore its electrical properties, while also applying the process to unused feedstock. Its Exchange Program closes the loop by testing and collecting used oil, then supplying replenished product and credits.CANTON, OH