EPA TRI Facility · Printing
Circle Graphics Inc
Longmont, CO
- Total releases
- 47.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Circle Graphics Inc: how the 47.3K lbs splits
47.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 38.3K lbs 81.1%
- Off-site Transfers 8.9K lbs 18.9%
Circle Graphics Inc's 47.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 81.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 18.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Circle Graphics Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Longmont, CO, in the printing sector. It reported 9.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 47.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,243 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Colorado's 277 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Circle Graphics Inc is pounds #62 and chemical-count #229 at 47.3K lbs. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds (22.9M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #13). Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (460.2K lbs, pounds #24). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Western Foundries Inc; Matheson Trigas Longmont Co Branch; Jm Smucker LLC; Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - del Camino Ready Mix. Similar-scale Printing peers outside Colorado: Serigraph Inc; American Packaging Corp; Qg Printing II LLC; Toppan Interamerica Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
Compare Circle Graphics Inc with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Western Foundries Inc Longmont · 128 lbs
- Matheson Trigas Longmont Co Branch Longmont · 8 lbs
- Jm Smucker LLC Longmont · 94 lbs
- Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - del Camino Ready Mix Longmont · 2 lbs
Similar-scale Printing sites elsewhere: Serigraph Inc (WI) · American Packaging Corp (WI) · Qg Printing II LLC (TN)
Circle Graphics Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (81.1% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 47.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Serigraph Inc and American Packaging Corp.
Circle Graphics Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
47K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Circle Graphics Inc: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 144 Printing facilities in this database, Circle Graphics Inc reports the 29th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Colorado include Serigraph Inc and American Packaging Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Circle Graphics Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Circle Graphics Inc's total reported releases fell from 10.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Circle Graphics Inc's air releases fell from 8.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Circle Graphics Inc's off-site transfers fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Circle Graphics Inc Form-R facts
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368.0× more than the comparison
67% less than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Circle Graphics Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 47.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 12% (8.8K lbs to 9.8K lbs).
Circle Graphics Inc: 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 Circle Graphics Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 12% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 9.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 9.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 10.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 9.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 47.3K lbs | - |
Circle Graphics Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Circle Graphics Inc
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Western Foundries Inc, Matheson Trigas Longmont Co Branch, Jm Smucker LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 276 other reporting facilities in Colorado.
Similar Printing Facilities
Other Printing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Serigraph Inc, American Packaging Corp, Qg Printing II LLC.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Circle Graphics Inc on cumulative reported pounds (47.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill, Stella-Jones Corp, Evonik Corp. 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
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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 Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Western Foundries Inc. Circle Graphics Inc 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.
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This Circle Graphics Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Circle Graphics Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Longmont, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 323111 · Printing. 10.7% of Boulder TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill (Δ 45 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Circle Graphics Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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