EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc
Waterbury, CT
- Total releases
- 40.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc: how the 40.7K lbs splits
40.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 40.7K lbs 100.0%
Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc's 40.7K 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: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waterbury, CT, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 8.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2022, and 40.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 6,605 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Connecticut's 240 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc is pounds #46 and chemical-count #82 at 40.7K lbs. Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc leads reported pounds (1.5M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site leads chemical count at 19 chemicals (436.7K lbs, pounds #3). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: American Electro Products Inc; H&t Waterbury LLC; E & J Parts Cleaning Inc; Luvata Waterbury Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Connecticut: Incertec; Azz Galvanizing Services-Muncie; Crane Chempharma & Energy Corp.; Quality Steel Corp of Ms. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 40.7K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Incertec and Azz Galvanizing Services-Muncie.
Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
41K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc reports the 741st-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Connecticut include Incertec and Azz Galvanizing Services-Muncie.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc Form-R facts
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16.2× more than the comparison
25% 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 Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 40.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 11% (9.0K lbs to 8.0K lbs).
Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 11% from 2019 to 2022). 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: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 9.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 14.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 8.0K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 40.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 4 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 1 lbs | - |
Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc
Closest other reporters in Connecticut - including American Electro Products Inc, H&t Waterbury LLC, E & J Parts Cleaning Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 239 other reporting facilities in Connecticut.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Connecticut - e.g. Incertec, Azz Galvanizing Services-Muncie, Crane Chempharma & Energy Corp..
Compare beyond Connecticut
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (40.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Incertec, Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC Oil City Plant, Eco Services Operations Corp.. 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.
- Incertec Fridley, MN · Fabricated Metals 40.7K lbs reported
- Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC Oil City Plant Oil City, PA · Chemicals 40.7K lbs reported
- Eco Services Operations Corp. Martinez, CA · Chemicals 40.7K lbs reported
- Azz Galvanizing Services-Muncie Muncie, IN · Fabricated Metals 40.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include American Electro Products Inc. Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waterbury, CT, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 1.8% of New Haven TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Incertec (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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