Pollution in Clayton County, Georgia

Clayton County contains 159 EPA-regulated facilities, 19 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 10 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $12.0M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 14.3k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Georgia state average of 52 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities10reporters
EPA Facilities159regulated
Sig. Violators19current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Polynt Composites Usa, Inc. - Forest ParkForest Park14.0kSig. violation
Sherwin Williams Company MorrowMorrow251Sig. violation
Industrial Chemicals IncJonesboro40Compliant
Clorox Atlanta MainForest Park11Sig. violation
Clorox Products Mfg CoForest Park10Compliant
Safety-Kleen Systems, IncMorrow1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Sherwin Williams Company MorrowMorrow$290.0k2025-11-05
Clayton County Water Authority (W.b. Casey Wrf & Huie Constructed Wetlands)Jonesboro$13.4k2025-09-24
Tensar Facility FireMorrow$02002-09-23
Delta Flight Products, Llc - Atl OperationsAtlanta$02021-06-22
Reliable Auto Parts / Southern Auto SalvageEllenwood$0
Shoal Creek WrfHampton$0
Ups Supply Chain Solutions- GafrpForest Park$0
Clayton County Water Authority (Northeast Wrf)Rex$02025-09-24
Swissport Cargo ServicesAtlanta$0
Endeavor Air Atl Airport Maintenance BaseAtlanta$0
Clorox Atlanta MainForest Park$02024-02-14
Georgia Environmental Specialists IncMorrow$02023-09-14
Polynt Composites Usa, Inc. - Forest ParkForest Park$02026-03-03
C.w. Matthews Sullivan Road Batch PlantAtlanta$0
Gsc Steel StampingLake City$0
Gat Operations At Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (Concourse T-19-T21)Atlanta$0
Amerigo Metal RecyclingLake City$0
Quick Trip KitchensEllenwood$02019-04-02
Clorox Sales Co. - ArpcForest Park$0