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.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
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
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.
Higher disclosed volume
- Dyno Nobel Inc · rank #373 · 32.0M lbs
- Waste Management Inc · rank #374 · 15.6M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- International Paper Co · rank #376 · 2.9M lbs
- Roseburg Forest Products · rank #377 · 1.7M lbs
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 |
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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.
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Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
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.
Use and verify this record
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc'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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