EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant
Muscle Shoals, AL · Parent: Wise Metals Group
- Total releases
- 418.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant: how the 418.0K lbs splits
418.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 207.5K lbs 49.6%
- Off-site Transfers 204.2K lbs 48.9%
- Water Discharges 6.3K lbs 1.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant's 418.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 49.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 48.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Muscle Shoals, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 19.1K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 418.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,176 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Harcros Chemicals Inc; Wise Alloys LLC - Alloys Plant; Occidental Chemical Corp; U.S. Tva Muscle Shoals. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Nucor Steel Auburn Inc; Asahi Refining Florida LLC; Cc Metals & Alloys LLC; Salem Tube Inc.. Other Wise Metals Group sites in this extract: Wise Alloys LLC - Alloys Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia; Manganese.
Compare Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Harcros Chemicals Inc Muscle Shoals · 9.7K lbs
- Wise Alloys LLC - Alloys Plant Muscle Shoals · 560.9K lbs
- Occidental Chemical Corp Muscle Shoals · 0 lbs
- U.S. Tva Muscle Shoals Muscle Shoals · 543 lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Nucor Steel Auburn Inc (NY) · Asahi Refining Florida LLC (FL) · Cc Metals & Alloys LLC (KY)
Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Muscle Shoals, AL: 418.0K lbs across 7 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 49.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nucor Steel Auburn Inc and Asahi Refining Florida LLC.
Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
418K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant reports the 233rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Alabama include Nucor Steel Auburn Inc and Asahi Refining Florida LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant's total reported releases fell from 86.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant's off-site transfers fell from 66.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant's water releases fell from 605 lb in 2022 to 534 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant's air releases fell from 19.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant Form-R facts
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See how Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
43.2× more than the comparison
7.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 418.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 88% (156.3K lbs to 19.1K lbs).
Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 88% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Aluminum (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 156.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 83.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 72.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 86.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 19.1K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 158.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 112.7K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 109.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 34.1K lbs | - |
| Copper | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Lead | 337 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant in Colbert
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Harcros Chemicals Inc, Wise Alloys LLC - Alloys Plant, Occidental Chemical Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Nucor Steel Auburn Inc, Asahi Refining Florida LLC, Cc Metals & Alloys LLC.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant on cumulative reported pounds (418.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Crown Cork & Seal Co Inc, Analog Devices Inc. Beaverton, Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Crown Cork & Seal Co Inc Mankato, MN · Fabricated Metals 418.2K lbs reported
- Analog Devices Inc. Beaverton Beaverton, OR · Computers and Electronic Products 418.2K lbs reported
- Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp Fort Worth, TX · Fabricated Metals 418.5K lbs reported
- Highwater Marine Llc. DBA Godfrey Marine Elkhart, IN · Transportation Equipment 417.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Wise Metals Group Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Wise Alloys LLC - Alloys Plant.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Aluminum (fume or dust), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, Manganese; nearby reporters include Harcros Chemicals Inc. Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Muscle Shoals, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331314 · Primary Metals. 8.0% of Colbert TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Crown Cork & Seal Co Inc (Δ 189 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 49.6%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov