EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23
Vernon, CA · Parent: O-I Glass Inc
- Total releases
- 32.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23: how the 32.1K lbs splits
32.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 31.0K lbs 96.5%
- Off-site Transfers 1.1K lbs 3.5%
- Water Discharges 3 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23's 32.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Vernon, CA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 5.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 32.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,142 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. Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 is pounds #254 and chemical-count #407 at 32.1K 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: Aircraft X-Ray Laboratories Inc.; US Ecology Vernon Inc.; Atlas Galvanizing LLC; Los Angeles Galvanizing Co.. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside California: Holcim Wcr Inc Centennial Ready Mix Plant; Forterra Pipe & Precast - Deland; Acme Brick Co-Denton Plant; Trebol USA LLC. Other O-I Glass Inc sites in this extract: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15; Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant #22; Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 12; Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant #09. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.5% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 32.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Holcim Wcr Inc Centennial Ready Mix Plant and Forterra Pipe & Precast - Deland.
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
32K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 reports the 263rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 95.6% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Holcim Wcr Inc Centennial Ready Mix Plant and Forterra Pipe & Precast - Deland.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 95.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23's total reported releases fell from 5.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23's off-site transfers fell from 389 lb in 2022 to 319 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23's air releases fell from 5.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
173.7× 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 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 32.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (8.8K lbs to 5.1K lbs).
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 42% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 7.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 5.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 5.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 5.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 30.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 137 lbs | - |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23
Closest other reporters in California - including Aircraft X-Ray Laboratories Inc., US Ecology Vernon Inc., Atlas Galvanizing LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Holcim Wcr Inc Centennial Ready Mix Plant, Forterra Pipe & Precast - Deland, Acme Brick Co-Denton Plant.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 on cumulative reported pounds (32.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Valtris Specialty Chemicals, Hbd Thermoid Inc., Research Solutions Group 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.
- Valtris Specialty Chemicals Fort Worth, TX · Chemicals 32.1K lbs reported
- Hbd Thermoid Inc. Oneida, TN · Plastics and Rubber 32.1K lbs reported
- Research Solutions Group Inc La Vergne, TN · Chemical Wholesalers 32.1K lbs reported
- Recreation Unlimited LLC Americus, GA · Transportation Equipment 32.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other O-I Glass Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15, Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant #22, Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 12.
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 Ammonia, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Aircraft X-Ray Laboratories Inc.. Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 stamps LIGHT 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.
Use and verify this record
This Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Vernon, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327213 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.1% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Valtris Specialty Chemicals (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23 stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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