EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Costco Optical Lab #908
National City, CA · Parent: Costco Wholesale Inc
- Total releases
- 4.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Costco Optical Lab #908: how the 4.8K lbs splits
4.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.8K lbs 100.0%
Costco Optical Lab #908's 4.8K 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: Lead.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Costco Optical Lab #908 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in National City, CA, in the machinery sector. It reported 889 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 4.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,283 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Costco Optical Lab #908 is pounds #505 and chemical-count #884 at 4.8K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Calportland Co National City Ready-Mixed; San Diego Galvanizing Inc; U.S. Naval Base San Diego; Rohr Inc a Collins Aerospace Co. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside California: United Electric Co LP; Consolidated Equipment Group; Nidec Minster Corp; Derrick Corp. Other Costco Wholesale Inc sites in this extract: Lincoln Premium Poultry; Costco Optical Lab #190; Costco Morris Meat Plant #1239. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Compare Costco Optical Lab #908 with
Nearest reporters in California
- Calportland Co National City Ready-Mixed National City · 24 lbs
- San Diego Galvanizing Inc San Diego · 16.0K lbs
- U.S. Naval Base San Diego San Diego · 184 lbs
- Rohr Inc a Collins Aerospace Co Chula Vista · 34.9K lbs
Similar-scale Machinery sites elsewhere: United Electric Co LP (TX) · Consolidated Equipment Group (MN) · Nidec Minster Corp (OH)
Costco Optical Lab #908 stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include United Electric Co LP and Consolidated Equipment Group.
Costco Optical Lab #908 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.8K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Costco Optical Lab #908: Lead-led volume
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Costco Optical Lab #908 reports the 262nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside California include United Electric Co LP and Consolidated Equipment Group.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Costco Optical Lab #908's pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Costco Optical Lab #908's total reported releases fell from 986 lb in 2022 to 889 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Costco Optical Lab #908's off-site transfers fell from 986 lb in 2022 to 889 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Costco Optical Lab #908 Form-R facts
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See how Costco Optical Lab #908 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
203.2× more than the comparison
75% less 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 Costco Optical Lab #908 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 21% (1.1K lbs to 889 lbs).
Costco Optical Lab #908: 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 Costco Optical Lab #908 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 21% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 701 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 986 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 889 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 4.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
Costco Optical Lab #908 · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Costco Optical Lab #908
Closest other reporters in California - including Calportland Co National City Ready-Mixed, San Diego Galvanizing Inc, U.S. Naval Base San Diego, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. United Electric Co LP, Consolidated Equipment Group, Nidec Minster Corp.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Costco Optical Lab #908 on cumulative reported pounds (4.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Natvar, Preston Protein Products, Akron Brass. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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 Costco Wholesale Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lincoln Premium Poultry, Costco Optical Lab #190, Costco Morris Meat Plant #1239.
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 Lead; nearby reporters include Calportland Co National City Ready-Mixed. Costco Optical Lab #908 stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Costco Optical Lab #908 TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Costco Optical Lab #908 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for National City, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333314 · Machinery. 0.1% of San Diego TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Natvar (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Costco Optical Lab #908 stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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