YEAH, TEXAS IS NUMBER ONE!!!

(h/t Rick at Progressive Blogic)

Texas by far generates more hazardous waste than any other state according to the 2009 EPA Hazardous Waste Report.  Here are the top 5:

1. Texas: 13,461,911 tons of hazardous waste generated

2. Georgia: 4,024,468 tons of hazardous waste generated

3. Louisiana: 3,878,843 tons of hazardous waste generated

4. Alabama: 2,063,609 tons of hazardous waste generated

5. Mississippi: 1,702,446 tons of hazardous waste generated

WITHIN Texas, here are the top 3 waste generators in tons:

BASIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING 7,551,841
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING 3,908,514
WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL 1,601,251