Zep Inc
6 facilities · 5 states · 518.9K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Zep Inc is the reported parent of 6 Form R facilities across 5 states, disclosing 518.9K lbs of toxic releases. 1 of 27 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Georgia (515.5K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Zep Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Zep Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+42.2%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+41.4%
21.6 thousand lb → 30.6 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Zep Inc's total reported releases rose from 21.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Zep Inc's air releases rose from 284 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Zep Inc's water releases fell from 737 lb in 2022 to 1 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Zep Inc's off-site transfers rose from 20.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Zep Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Zep Commercial; Alex C Fergusson LLC; Zep Inc.; Alex C Fergusson LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; Peracetic acid; Methanol; Zinc compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Texas; Pennsylvania. 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.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Zep Commercial; Alex C Fergusson LLC; Zep Inc.; Alex C Fergusson LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; Peracetic acid; Methanol; Zinc compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Texas; Pennsylvania. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals.
Zep Inc ranks #886 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Zep Inc files across 5 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Zep Commercial accounts for most of Zep Inc's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Zep Inc 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 Zep Inc sits among TRI parents
Zep Inc 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 #884 · 24.7M lbs
- International Paper Co · rank #885 · 24.7M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Zep Inc
Certain glycol ethers; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; Peracetic acid; Methanol; Zinc compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Zep Commercial. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 410.2K lbs |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 58.2K lbs |
| Peracetic acid | 27.0K lbs |
| Methanol | 13.5K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 5.6K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2 | 515.5K lbs |
| Texas | 1 | 3.1K lbs |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 295 lbs |
| Arizona | 1 | 0 lbs |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (6)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Zep Commercial Emerson, GA | 488.8K lbs |
| Alex C Fergusson LLC Marietta, GA | 26.7K lbs |
| Zep Inc. Desoto, TX | 3.1K lbs |
| Alex C Fergusson LLC Chambersburg, PA | 295 lbs |
| Zep Kingman Kingman, AZ | 0 lbs |
| Alex C. Fergusson LLC Brandon, SD | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Zep Inc on total disclosed release pounds (518.9K lbs) and reporting facility count (6). Release-volume peers include The Magni Group Inc, Winland Foods Inc, Big River Resources LLC. Facility-count peers include Abbott Laboratories, Agribeef Co, Allnex USA 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 Georgia, Texas, Pennsylvania; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Zep Inc's TRI parent record
From Zep Inc, open Zep Commercial or compare against Basf Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Zep Inc (Zep Commercial 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 Zep Inc 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
Zep 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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