EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Cardinal Glass
Buckeye, AZ · Parent: Cardinal Glass Industries
- Total releases
- 69.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cardinal Glass: how the 69.7K lbs splits
69.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 69.7K lbs 100.0%
Cardinal Glass's 69.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Cardinal Glass is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Buckeye, AZ, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 433 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 69.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,375 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arizona's 288 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cardinal Glass is pounds #46 and chemical-count #106 at 69.7K lbs. Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc leads reported pounds (129.3M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (36.9M lbs, pounds #4). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Thatcher Co of Arizona; Quikrete - Arizona Plant; Plant #4 - Buckeye; Kps Global. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Arizona: Ash Grove Cement Co Montana City Plant; Quietflex Manufacturing Co LP; Hm Southeast Cement LLC; Ash Grove Cement Co. Other Cardinal Glass Industries sites in this extract: Cardinal Cg; Cardinal Fg-Durant; Cardinal Fg Flat Glass Plant; Cardinal Glass. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Manganese; Nickel.
Cardinal Glass stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 69.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ash Grove Cement Co Montana City Plant and Quietflex Manufacturing Co LP.
Cardinal Glass vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
70K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cardinal Glass: Chromium-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Cardinal Glass reports the 204th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium alone is 66.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Arizona include Ash Grove Cement Co Montana City Plant and Quietflex Manufacturing Co LP.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cardinal Glass's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium at 66.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cardinal Glass's total reported releases fell from 27.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 433 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cardinal Glass's off-site transfers fell from 27.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 433 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cardinal Glass Form-R facts
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396.3× more than the comparison
3.0× 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 Cardinal Glass releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 69.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 94% (7.5K lbs to 433 lbs).
Cardinal Glass: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cardinal Glass year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 94% 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: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 13.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 20.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 27.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 433 lbs | 3 |
Cardinal Glass · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cardinal Glass
Closest other reporters in Arizona - including Thatcher Co of Arizona, Quikrete - Arizona Plant, Plant #4 - Buckeye, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 287 other reporting facilities in Arizona.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arizona - e.g. Ash Grove Cement Co Montana City Plant, Quietflex Manufacturing Co LP, Hm Southeast Cement LLC.
Compare beyond Arizona
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cardinal Glass on cumulative reported pounds (69.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Norcraft Cos, Bayport_tx, Allison Transmissions Inc. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Cardinal Glass Industries Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cardinal Cg, Cardinal Fg-Durant, Cardinal Fg Flat Glass 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 Chromium, Manganese, Nickel; nearby reporters include Thatcher Co of Arizona. Cardinal Glass stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Cardinal Glass TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cardinal Glass totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Buckeye, AZ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327215 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.9% of Maricopa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Norcraft Cos (Δ 16 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cardinal Glass stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. 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