Johnson & Johnson
4 facilities · 2 states · 20.1K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Johnson & Johnson is the reported parent of 4 Form R facilities across 2 states, disclosing 20.1K lbs of toxic releases. 4 of 9 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is California (13.0K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Johnson & Johnson, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Johnson & Johnson: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-12.2%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-12.2%
1.4 thousand lb → 1.3 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Johnson & Johnson's total reported releases fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Johnson & Johnson's air releases fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Johnson & Johnson from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc; Ethicon Inc; Mentor Texas Operations LP; Alza Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Clean Harbors Inc; Waste Management Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Ethylene oxide; Xylene (mixed isomers); Dichloromethane; Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: California; Texas. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 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: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc; Ethicon Inc; Mentor Texas Operations LP; Alza Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Clean Harbors Inc; Waste Management Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Ethylene oxide; Xylene (mixed isomers); Dichloromethane; Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: California; Texas. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Miscellaneous Manufacturing.
Johnson & Johnson ranks #2,453 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Johnson & Johnson files across 2 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Johnson & Johnson's disclosed pounds are spread across 4 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Johnson & Johnson follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Clean Harbors Inc; Waste Management Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Johnson & Johnson sits among TRI parents
Johnson & Johnson sits on a disclosure ladder beside Clean Harbors Inc and Waste Management Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Clean Harbors Inc · rank #2,451 · 52.2M lbs
- Waste Management Inc · rank #2,452 · 19.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Johnson & Johnson
Zinc compounds; Ethylene oxide; Xylene (mixed isomers); Dichloromethane; Polycyclic aromatic compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 11.3K lbs |
| Ethylene oxide | 4.1K lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 3.0K lbs |
| Dichloromethane | 829 lbs |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 307 lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2 | 13.0K lbs |
| Texas | 2 | 7.1K lbs |
Facilities (4)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc Los Angeles, CA | 11.6K lbs |
| Ethicon Inc San Angelo, TX | 4.1K lbs |
| Mentor Texas Operations LP Irving, TX | 3.0K lbs |
| Alza Corp Vacaville, CA | 1.3K lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Johnson & Johnson on total disclosed release pounds (20.1K lbs) and reporting facility count (4). Release-volume peers include Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co LP, Rexnord Industries LLC, Koppers Utility & Industrial Products. Facility-count peers include A Stucki Holding Corp, Advanced Heat Treat Corp, Alleima USA LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
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 California, Texas; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Johnson & Johnson's TRI parent record
From Johnson & Johnson, open Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc or compare against Clean Harbors Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Johnson & Johnson (Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc in CA). Largest facility
- Compare against Waste Management Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Johnson & Johnson sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Clean Harbors Inc, Waste Management Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Johnson & Johnson's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
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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