Colgate-Palmolive Co
5 facilities · 5 states · 62.8K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Colgate-Palmolive Co is the reported parent of 5 Form R facilities across 5 states, disclosing 62.8K lbs of toxic releases. 13 chemicals are reported; none carry a carcinogen classification in this extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Ohio (43.9K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds across Colgate-Palmolive Co's multi-state Form R set, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Colgate-Palmolive Co: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-8.5%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-8.5%
11.4 thousand lb → 10.5 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Colgate-Palmolive Co's total reported releases fell from 11.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colgate-Palmolive Co's air releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 13 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colgate-Palmolive Co's water releases rose from 47 lb in 2022 to 88 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colgate-Palmolive Co's land releases rose from 47 lb in 2022 to 88 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Colgate-Palmolive Co from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant; Colgate Palmolive Co; Tom's of Maine Inc; Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Zinc compounds; Mixture; Methanol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Ohio; Tennessee; Maine. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Food. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant; Colgate Palmolive Co; Tom's of Maine Inc; Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Zinc compounds; Mixture; Methanol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Ohio; Tennessee; Maine. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Food.
Colgate-Palmolive Co ranks #1,864 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Colgate-Palmolive Co files across 5 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Colgate-Palmolive Co's disclosed pounds are spread across 5 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Colgate-Palmolive Co follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Colgate-Palmolive Co sits among TRI parents
Colgate-Palmolive Co sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Ineos US I Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #1,862 · 64.3M lbs
- Ineos US I Inc · rank #1,863 · 42.4M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Colgate-Palmolive Co
Ammonia; Zinc compounds; Mixture; Methanol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Ammonia | 19.3K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 13.1K lbs |
| Mixture | 9.1K lbs |
| Methanol | 7.3K lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 6.2K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 1 | 43.9K lbs |
| Tennessee | 1 | 14.1K lbs |
| Maine | 1 | 3.5K lbs |
| Kansas | 1 | 801 lbs |
| South Carolina | 1 | 482 lbs |
Facilities (5)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant Cambridge, OH | 43.9K lbs |
| Colgate Palmolive Co Morristown, TN | 14.1K lbs |
| Tom's of Maine Inc Sanford, ME | 3.5K lbs |
| Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc Topeka, KS | 801 lbs |
| Colgate Palmolive Co Hodges, SC | 482 lbs |
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Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Colgate-Palmolive Co on total disclosed release pounds (62.8K lbs) and reporting facility count (5). Release-volume peers include Steris Corp, Steel King Industries Inc, Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. Facility-count peers include Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc, Advansix Inc, Aes Corp. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
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Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Ohio, Tennessee, Maine; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Colgate-Palmolive Co's TRI parent record
From Colgate-Palmolive Co, open Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Colgate-Palmolive Co (Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant in OH). Largest facility
- Compare against Ineos US I Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Colgate-Palmolive Co sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, Ineos US I Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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