The Whitaker Co
3 facilities · 3 states · 54.6K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, The Whitaker Co is the reported parent of 3 Form R facilities across 3 states, disclosing 54.6K lbs of toxic releases. 9 of 48 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Georgia (52.3K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for The Whitaker Co, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for The Whitaker Co: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-51.6%
3 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-51.6%
6.6 thousand lb → 3.2 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- The Whitaker Co's total reported releases fell from 6.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Whitaker Co's air releases fell from 6.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read The Whitaker Co from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: The Whitaker Co; The Whitaker Co; The Whitaker Co. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Toluene; n-Hexane; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; Methanol. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Florida; South Carolina. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Petroleum Bulk Terminals; Chemicals. 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: The Whitaker Co; The Whitaker Co; The Whitaker Co. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Toluene; n-Hexane; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; Methanol. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Florida; South Carolina. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Petroleum Bulk Terminals; Chemicals.
The Whitaker Co ranks #1,946 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. The Whitaker Co files across 3 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: The Whitaker Co accounts for most of The Whitaker Co's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for The Whitaker Co follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Basf Corp; International Paper Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where The Whitaker Co sits among TRI parents
The Whitaker Co sits on a disclosure ladder beside Basf Corp and International Paper Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Basf Corp · rank #1,944 · 24.7M lbs
- International Paper Co · rank #1,945 · 24.7M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by The Whitaker Co
Certain glycol ethers; Toluene; n-Hexane; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; Methanol lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as The Whitaker Co. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 21.9K lbs |
| Toluene | 14.1K lbs |
| n-Hexane | 7.3K lbs |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 6.5K lbs |
| Methanol | 3.3K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1 | 52.3K lbs |
| Florida | 1 | 2.3K lbs |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (3)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| The Whitaker Co Atlanta, GA | 52.3K lbs |
| The Whitaker Co Ocoee, FL | 2.3K lbs |
| The Whitaker Co Spartanburg, SC | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest The Whitaker Co on total disclosed release pounds (54.6K lbs) and reporting facility count (3). Release-volume peers include Case New Holland Industrial Inc, Dover Corp, Constellation Energy Generation LLC. 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
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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 Georgia, Florida, South Carolina; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with The Whitaker Co's TRI parent record
From The Whitaker Co, open The Whitaker Co or compare against Basf Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for The Whitaker Co (The Whitaker Co in GA). Largest facility
- Compare against International Paper Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where The Whitaker Co sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Basf Corp, International Paper Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
The Whitaker Co'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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