Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc

1 facility · 1 state · 2.9M lbs total releases

According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc is the reported parent of 1 Form R facility across 1 state, disclosing 2.9M lbs of toxic releases. 2 of 13 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Oregon (2.9M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.

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Release-over-release change

What changed for Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023

Same facilities, both years

+107.3%

1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

+107.3%

463.0 thousand lb → 960.1 thousand lb, every facility that filed

  • Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc's total reported releases rose from 463.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 960.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc's air releases rose from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc's water releases rose from 15 lb in 2022 to 38 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc's off-site transfers rose from 461.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 954.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

TRI parent disclosure trail

Read Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc from filing to facility

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc maps to a single Form R site (Cascade Steel Rolling Mills Inc) in Oregon. Open that filing for the chemical mix; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026

Total Releases
2.9M lbs
Facilities
1
Chemicals
13
Carcinogens
2

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Cascade Steel Rolling Mills Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Dyno Nobel Inc; Waste Management Inc; International Paper Co; Roseburg Forest Products. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Manganese compounds; Lead compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Oregon. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Primary Metals.

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc ranks #375 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc's TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (Oregon), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. This parent maps to a single reporting facility (Cascade Steel Rolling Mills Inc), so the company total and that site's Form R are the same disclosure.

Parent aggregation for Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Dyno Nobel Inc; Waste Management Inc; International Paper Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.

Where Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc sits among TRI parents

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Dyno Nobel Inc and Waste Management Inc and International Paper Co and Roseburg Forest Products. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.

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Largest chemicals disclosed by Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc

Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Manganese compounds; Lead compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Cascade Steel Rolling Mills Inc. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.

Chemical Disclosed lbs
Zinc compounds 2.0M lbs
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 707.1K lbs
Lead And Lead Compounds 91.8K lbs
Manganese compounds 62.2K lbs
Lead compounds 18.2K lbs

Facilities (1)

Facility Releases
Cascade Steel Rolling Mills Inc Mcminnville, OR 2.9M lbs

Frequently Asked Questions

How much pollution does Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc release?
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc discloses 2.9M lbs across 1 facility. On the ladder it sits near Dyno Nobel Inc and Waste Management Inc. Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc ranks #375 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set.
How many facilities does Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc operate?
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc maps to 1 facility in Oregon, including Cascade Steel Rolling Mills Inc. This parent maps to a single reporting facility (Cascade Steel Rolling Mills Inc), so the company total and that site's Form R are the same disclosure.
What industries and chemicals show up for Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc?
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc's disclosed pounds sit inside a single reported industry label: Primary Metals. Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc's largest disclosed chemicals by pounds are Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Manganese compounds, Lead compounds (none of those top chemicals carry a carcinogen flag in this extract). Neighbor parents: Dyno Nobel Inc; Waste Management Inc; International Paper Co; Roseburg Forest Products.
Does Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc release carcinogens?
Yes - 2 carcinogen-flagged substances appear in the extract. Largest by pounds include Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Manganese compounds; Lead compounds.

Compare beyond the release ladder

Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count

Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc on total disclosed release pounds (2.9M lbs) and reporting facility count (1). Release-volume peers include The Lincoln Electric Co, Emd Holding Corp, Patrick Industries. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.

About This Data

EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Oregon; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files

What to do with Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc's TRI parent record

From Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc, open Cascade Steel Rolling Mills Inc or compare against Dyno Nobel Inc rather than reading rank alone.

  • Open the largest Form R site for Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc (Cascade Steel Rolling Mills Inc in OR). 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 Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies

Rank and peers (Dyno Nobel Inc, Waste Management 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.

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