General Info

Waste Control Specialists, also known as WCS, is a waste processing and disposal company. It operates a treatment, storage and disposal facility that is spread across an area of more than 1,330 acres. The company offers solutions for the management of radioactive, hazardous and mixed waste. It also provides decontamination and repacking services. Waste Control Specialists serves Akron Recycling, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, Material and Energy Corporation and Midland Certified Reagent. The company uses various treatment technologies, including chemical oxidation, deactivation, neutralization, stabilization, and microencapsulation and macroencapsulation. Additionally, Waste Control Specialists is a wholly owned subsidiary of Valhi.