Union County contains 368 EPA-regulated facilities, 19 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 29 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $2.5M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 2.8M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the New Jersey state average of 122 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Control | Elizabeth | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Lcp Chemicals Inc | Linden | Cleanup underway |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery | Linden | 2.5M | Penalties |
| Cogen Technologies Inc Linden Venture | Linden | 86.3k | Compliant |
| Infineum Usa L.p. - Bayway Chemical Plant | Linden | 45.2k | Compliant |
| Linden Generating Station | Linden | 38.5k | Penalties |
| Veolia North America Regeneration Services | Linden | 30.6k | Compliant |
| Citgo Linden Terminal | Linden | 7.8k | Compliant |
| Safety-Kleen Systems Inc - Linden | Linden | 5.0k | Sig. violation |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp | Rahway | 4.2k | Penalties |
| Synray Corporation | Kenilworth | 3.4k | Compliant |
| Allied Aviation Service Co Of New Jersey Inc | Elizabeth | 2.1k | Compliant |
| Conocophillips Co Tremley Point Terminal | Linden | 1.4k | Compliant |
| Karnak | Clark | 1.1k | Penalties |
| Actavis Elizabeth Llc | Elizabeth | 514 | Compliant |
| Kerry Ingredients & Flavours | Clark | 403 | Penalties |
| Cosmed Group Inc | Linden | 319 | Compliant |
| Foremost Manufacturing Co Inc | Union | 39 | Compliant |
| Paramount Metal Finishing | Linden | 10 | Penalties |
| Electrum Recovery Works Inc | Rahway | 2 | Compliant |
| Pamarco Inc | Roselle | 2 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety-Kleen Systems Inc - Linden | Linden | $257.6k | 2026-02-05 |
| Cycle Chem., Inc. | Elizabeth | $38.8k | 2025-12-17 |
| Crossfield Products Corp | Roselle Park | $22.9k | 2024-10-30 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme - Kenilworth | Kenilworth | $14.0k | 2025-10-09 |
| Bayway Chemical Plant | Linden | $11.0k | 2025-10-23 |
| Allstate Power Vac Inc | Rahway | $3.4k | 2025-09-18 |
| Lindenlogistics Center | Linden City | $0 | 2025-05-07 |
| National Steel Rule | Linden | $0 | 2024-11-13 |
| Rotuba Extruders Inc. | Linden | $0 | 2022-06-22 |
| Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L.p | Linden City | $0 | |
| Texas Eastern Trans-Linden | Linden City | $0 | 2024-11-25 |
| Chemtech Consulting Group Inc @ Murray Ind Pk | Mountainside | $0 | 2023-03-09 |
| Metropolitan Woodwork | Springfield | $0 | 2016-08-11 |
| J Fletcher Creamer & Son | Linden | $0 | |
| Texas Eastern Trans-Linden | Linden City | $0 | 2024-11-01 |
| Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hospital @ Rahway | Rahway | $0 | 2021-06-30 |
| Linden Roselle Sa | Linden City | $0 | 2022-04-21 |
| Iv1 Union Distribution Center Llc | Union Twp | $0 | 2025-04-16 |
| Cashman Marine Terminal | Elizabeth City | $0 |