EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Kw Plastics of California
Bakersfield, CA · Parent: Kw Plastics
- Total releases
- 3.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kw Plastics of California: how the 3.4K lbs splits
3.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.4K lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 1 lbs <0.1%
- Air Releases 0 lbs <0.1%
Kw Plastics of California's 3.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Kw Plastics of California is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bakersfield, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 858 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2020, and 3.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 11,911 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. Kw Plastics of California is pounds #548 and chemical-count #895 at 3.4K 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: Nusil Technology LLC; Containment Solutions Inc; Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions - Bakersfield; Amber Chemical Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: Agroliquid - Williams; Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC; Gannet Biochem; Solvay USA LLC. Other Kw Plastics sites in this extract: Kw Plastics. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Compare Kw Plastics of California with
Nearest reporters in California
- Nusil Technology LLC Bakersfield · 20.3K lbs
- Containment Solutions Inc Bakersfield · 332.2K lbs
- Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions - Bakersfield Bakersfield · 6.6K lbs
- Amber Chemical Inc. Bakersfield · 13.1K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Agroliquid - Williams (IA) · Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC (OH) · Gannet Biochem (AL)
Kw Plastics of California stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.4K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Agroliquid - Williams and Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC.
Kw Plastics of California vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.4K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kw Plastics of California: Lead-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Kw Plastics of California reports the 2,463rd-largest volume (3.4K lbs). 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 Agroliquid - Williams and Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kw Plastics of California's pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Kw Plastics of California Form-R facts
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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 Kw Plastics of California releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 66% (2.5K lbs to 858 lbs).
Kw Plastics of California: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Kw Plastics of California year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 66% from 2019 to 2020). 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 | 2.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 858 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 3.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Kw Plastics of California · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kw Plastics of California
Closest other reporters in California - including Nusil Technology LLC, Containment Solutions Inc, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions - Bakersfield, 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. Agroliquid - Williams, Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC, Gannet Biochem.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kw Plastics of California on cumulative reported pounds (3.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp., Agroliquid - Williams, Comstock Border Patrol Station TX11492. 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 Kw Plastics Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Kw Plastics.
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 Nusil Technology LLC. Kw Plastics of California 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.
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This Kw Plastics of California TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kw Plastics of California totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bakersfield, CA, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 325991 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Kern TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kw Plastics of California 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