EXHIBIT 21 CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE SAFETY-KLEEN CORP. THE FOLLOWING LIST SETS FORTH THE SUBSIDIARIES OF SAFETY-KLEEN CORP. AS OF AUGUST 15, 2000. PARENT SUBSIDIARY RELATIONS ARE INDICATED BY INDENTATIONS. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, 100% OF THE VOTING SECURITIES OF EACH SUBSIDIARY IS OWNED BY THE INDICATED PARENT OF SUCH SUBSIDIARY. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME OF CORPORATION STATE OF INCORPORATION - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN CORP. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN SERVICES, INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (CONSULTING), INC. (9.09%) Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (LONE AND GRASSY MOUNTAIN), INC. Oklahoma - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (TULSA), INC. Oklahoma - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (SAN ANTONIO), INC. Texas - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (WICHITA), INC. Kansas - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USPCI OF MISSISSIPPI, INC. (50%) Mississippi - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (DELAWARE), INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SK SERVICES (EAST), L.C. Utah - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SK SERVICES, L.C. Utah - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (ROSEMOUNT), INC. Minnesota - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (SAWYER), INC. Oklahoma - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (PPM), INC. Georgia - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NINTH STREET PROPERTIES, INC. Missouri - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (SAN JOSE), INC. California - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHEMCLEAR, INC. OF LOS ANGELES Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USPCI, INC. OF GEORGIA Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN HOLDINGS, INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (WESTMORLAND), INC. (50%) California - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (BUTTONWILLOW), INC. (23%) California - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (NE), INC. New Hampshire - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (CROWLEY), INC. Louisiana - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (LAPORTE), INC. Texas - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (TG), INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (ROEBUCK), INC. South Carolina - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (TS), INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (COLFAX), INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSX CHEMICAL SERVICES OF OHIO, INC. Ohio - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEMC, INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN CHEMICAL SERVICES, INC. Massachusetts - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (ALTAIR), INC. Texas - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (FS), INC. (13%) Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (BDT), INC. New York - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (FS), INC. (87%) Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (GS), INC. Tennessee - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (CLIVE), INC. Oklahoma - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (WT), INC. Ohio - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN OSCO HOLDINGS, INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (NASHVILLE), INC. Tennessee - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OSCO TREATMENT SYSTEMS OF MISSISSIPPI, INC. (50%) Tennessee - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (BARTOW), INC. Florida - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (CALIFORNIA), INC. California - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (BUTTONWILLOW), INC. (77%) California - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (WESTMORLAND), INC. (50%) California - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (CHATTANOOGA), INC. Tennessee - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (PECATONICA), INC. Illinois - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (PINEWOOD), INC. South Carolina - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (WHITE CASTLE), INC. Colorado - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAIDLAW ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. Mexico - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (PUERTO RICO), INC. Puerto Rico - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (BRIDGEPORT), INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (DEER PARK), INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (BATON ROUGE), INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (PLAQUEMINE), INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (CUSTOM TRANSPORT), INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (LOS ANGELES), INC. California - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (TIPTON), INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (GLOUCESTER), INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (DEER TRAIL), INC. Colorado - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (MT. PLEASANT), INC. Tennessee - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (MINNEAPOLIS), INC. Minnesota - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (ARAGONITE), INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (SUSSEX), INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (ENCOTEC), INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS, INC. Wisconsin - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECOGARD, INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CURBSIDE, INC. (49%) California - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SK EUROPE, INC. Nevada - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRT MAGNET, INC. Colorado - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE MIDWAY GAS AND OIL CO. Colorado - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN CANADA INC. 1 New Brunswick - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RYAN & PATRICK HOLDINGS INC. Ontario - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARDEE SOLVENT INC. Ontario - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARDEE RECYCLING INC. Ontario - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARDEE OIL INC. Ontario - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONNEMENT SERVICES ET MACHINERIE E.S.M. INC. Quebec - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELGINT CORP. Nevada - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN ENVIROSYSTEMS COMPANY California - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN ENVIROSYSTEMS COMPANY OF PUERTO RICO, INC. Indiana - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PETROCON, INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILLIPS ACQUISITION CORP. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN (CONSULTING), INC. (90.91%) Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SK REAL ESTATE INC. Illinois - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN INTERNATIONAL, INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN OIL RECOVERY CO. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN OIL SERVICES, INC. Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------- (1) 3095-7146 Quebec Inc. holds 711,199 Class Z shares (however, they are physically held by Safety-Kleen Canada Inc. and Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. as collateral for payment of outstanding loans). - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW JERSEY, INC. New Jersey - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3E COMPANY ENVIRONMENTAL, ECOLOGICAL AND ENGINEERING (75.8%) California - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN LTD. New Brunswick - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 510127 N.B. INC. New Brunswick - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN SERVICES (QUEBEC) LTD. Quebec - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY-KLEEN SERVICES (MERCIER) LTD. Quebec - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SK D'INCINERATION INC. Quebec - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------