Company record · #19 most-fined

Clean Harbors

Clean Harbors has 1,096 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2020–2026), totaling $1,060,470 in penalties imposed, 0.4% of all idling penalties citywide in that period.

By Mario Bailey · Data updated November 2026

1,096 Violations since 2019

$1.1M Penalties imposed $375.3K recorded as paid

99.9% Upheld rate (decided) 1,007 upheld · 1 dismissed · 88 pending

Violations by year

Peak year: 2025 with 332 violations. Recent years may still grow as pending cases are heard.

Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · methodology

What sets this record apart

The measures on which Clean Harbors differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.

One ZIP code, 10001, accounts for 32% of all Clean Harbors' violations.
14% of Clean Harbors' violations were recorded on a Saturday or Sunday; across the city, weekends account for 6%.
OATH records show $865,329 still due on Clean Harbors' cases, about $790 per summons, against a citywide average of $382 per summons.
17% of Clean Harbors' cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.

How the cases ended

Outcome	Cases	Share	Citywide
Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear	491	44.8%	34.9%
Settledresolved by stipulation	320	29.2%	8.5%
Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing	183	16.7%	31.0%
Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned	88	8.0%	6.4%
Lost at a hearingcontested, and the hearing officer sustained the charge	13	1.2%	16.0%
Dismissedcontested, and the charge was thrown out	1	0.1%	3.2%

Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · outcome = OATH hearing result · methodology

Offense tier and penalties

Tiers and amounts follow DEP's penalty schedule (15 RCNY 43-02, explained in the NYC idling law guide). Clean Harbors' summonses by tier as charged: first offense 542, second offense 71, and third or subsequent 483. 62 were for idling more than one minute next to a school.

The penalty amounts OATH most often imposed on its upheld cases, and what each one means on the schedule:

$350 344 casesfirst offense
$2,000 296 casesthird or later, default
$1,000 173 casesfirst offense, default
$600 129 casesthird or later
$440 43 casessecond offense
$1,500 22 casessecond offense, default

Median time from violation to decision: 372 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $865,329.

Where and when

Violations were recorded in 49 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10001 (354, 32.3%), 10009 (138, 12.6%), 10018 (67, 6.1%), 10003 (57, 5.2%), 10011 (51, 4.7%).

Violations by day of the week, all years.

The record in detail

First violation in the data: 2020-09-16; most recent: 2026-03-19.
Of 1,008 decided cases, 1,007 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 1 dismissed.
Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (1,068, followed by Brooklyn with 22).
Average penalty when upheld: $1,008 (median $600).

A summons records an alleged violation; cases marked pending have no final outcome. “Paid” reflects payments recorded in OATH case data, which can lag or include fees.

Respondent names behind this record

OATH records name respondents inconsistently. This page aggregates the following source spellings (violation counts in parentheses):

CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SE (1,056) · CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL (19) · CLEAN HARBORS (14) · CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONENTAL (1) · CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRNMENTAL (1) · CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SR (1) · CLEAN HARBORS EVIRONMENTAL SER (1) · CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL EN (1)

Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · company grouping documented in methodology · methodology

Cite this record: DashcamBounty, “Clean Harbors: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/clean-harbors/ (underlying tables on the data hub).

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