The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC
3 facilities · 2 states · 5.1M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC is the reported parent of 3 Form R facilities across 2 states, disclosing 5.1M lbs of toxic releases. 5 of 26 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Ohio (5.1M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-20.2%
3 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-20.2%
889.5 thousand lb → 709.4 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC's total reported releases fell from 889.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 709.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC's water releases fell from 252 lb in 2022 to 161 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC's air releases fell from 852.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 677.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC's off-site transfers fell from 36.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 31.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Scotts Co; Scotts Co; Scotts Co Fort Madison Iowa. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Atrazine; Pendimethalin; 2,4-D; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Ohio; Iowa. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; 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: Scotts Co; Scotts Co; Scotts Co Fort Madison Iowa. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Atrazine; Pendimethalin; 2,4-D; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Ohio; Iowa. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals.
The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC ranks #261 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC files across 2 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Scotts Co accounts for most of The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC 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 The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC sits among TRI parents
The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC 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 #259 · 64.3M lbs
- Ineos US I Inc · rank #260 · 42.4M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC
Ammonia; Atrazine; Pendimethalin; 2,4-D; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Scotts Co. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Ammonia | 5.0M lbs |
| Atrazine | 111.3K lbs |
| Pendimethalin | 11.6K lbs |
| 2,4-D | 4.2K lbs |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 3.3K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 2 | 5.1M lbs |
| Iowa | 1 | 514 lbs |
Facilities (3)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Scotts Co Marysville, OH | 5.1M lbs |
| Scotts Co Orrville, OH | 6.3K lbs |
| Scotts Co Fort Madison Iowa Fort Madison, IA | 514 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC on total disclosed release pounds (5.1M lbs) and reporting facility count (3). Release-volume peers include Intertape Polymer Group, Ferroglobe USA Inc, New Star Metals Inc. Facility-count peers include A-Gas US Holdings Inc, Abb Holdings Inc, Adams Resources & Energy Inc. 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 Ohio, Iowa; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC's TRI parent record
From The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC, open Scotts Co or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC (Scotts Co 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 The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC 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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