EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Independent Ink Inc
Gardena, CA
- Total releases
- 38 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Independent Ink Inc: how the 38 lbs splits
38 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 38 lbs 100.0%
Independent Ink Inc's 38 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Independent Ink Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gardena, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 6 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 38 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 17,480 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. Independent Ink Inc is pounds #894 and chemical-count #696 at 38 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc.; V & M Aerospace; Spectrum Plating; Coast Plating Inc 1. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: Vi-Chem Corp; Sherwin-Williams Co; Promerus LLC; Fenwal International Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Certain glycol ethers.
Independent Ink Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 38 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vi-Chem Corp and Sherwin-Williams Co.
Independent Ink Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
38 lbs 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Independent Ink Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Independent Ink Inc reports the 3,235th-largest volume (38 lbs). Scale peers outside California include Vi-Chem Corp and Sherwin-Williams Co.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Independent Ink Inc Form-R facts
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See how Independent Ink Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
99% less than the comparison
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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 Independent Ink Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 38 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 25% (8 lbs to 6 lbs).
Independent Ink Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Independent Ink Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 25% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 8 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 7 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 24 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 14 lbs | - |
Independent Ink Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Independent Ink Inc
Closest other reporters in California - including Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc., V & M Aerospace, Spectrum Plating, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Vi-Chem Corp, Sherwin-Williams Co, Promerus LLC.
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 Methanol, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc.. Independent Ink Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Independent Ink Inc TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Independent Ink Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gardena, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325910 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cardinal Glass (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Independent Ink Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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