EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Blue Bird Body Co
Fort Valley, GA
- Total releases
- 146.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Blue Bird Body Co: how the 146.0K lbs splits
146.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 119.4K lbs 81.8%
- Air Releases 26.6K lbs 18.2%
Blue Bird Body Co's 146.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 81.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 18.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Blue Bird Body Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Valley, GA, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 58.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 146.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,796 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Blue Bird Body Co is pounds #119 and chemical-count #204 at 146.0K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pyrotechnic Specialties Inc; Southeast Emulsions-Perry; Interfor US Inc; Byron Ready Mix. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Georgia: Daimler Trucks Na Llc-Cleveland; Bath Iron Works-Structural Fabrication Facility (formerly Ha; General Motors Gm Va Factory Zero Assembly Plant; General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Toluene; n-Hexane; Methanol.
Blue Bird Body Co stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (81.8% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 146.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Daimler Trucks Na Llc-Cleveland and Bath Iron Works-Structural Fabrication Facility (formerly Ha.
Blue Bird Body Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
146K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Blue Bird Body Co inside Peach's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Blue Bird Body Co reports the 234th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Peach. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 82.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Daimler Trucks Na Llc-Cleveland and Bath Iron Works-Structural Fabrication Facility (formerly Ha.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Peach's reported pounds (146.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Blue Bird Body Co's total reported releases rose from 46.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 58.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Blue Bird Body Co's air releases rose from 11.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Blue Bird Body Co's off-site transfers rose from 35.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Blue Bird Body Co Form-R facts
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2433.3× more than the comparison
4.0× 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 Blue Bird Body Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 146.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 23385% (250 lbs to 58.7K lbs).
Blue Bird Body Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Blue Bird Body Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 23385% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 250 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 40.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 46.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 58.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 119.6K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 13.2K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 13.1K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Blue Bird Body Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Blue Bird Body Co
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Pyrotechnic Specialties Inc, Southeast Emulsions-Perry, Interfor US Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Daimler Trucks Na Llc-Cleveland, Bath Iron Works-Structural Fabrication Facility (formerly Ha, General Motors Gm Va Factory Zero Assembly Plant.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Blue Bird Body Co on cumulative reported pounds (146.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Florida Power & Light Co Fpl Manatee Power Plant, Keymark Corp, Lanco Manufacturing Corp. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Florida Power & Light Co Fpl Manatee Power Plant Parrish, FL · Electric Utilities 146.0K lbs reported
- Keymark Corp Fonda, NY · Primary Metals 146.0K lbs reported
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 146.1K lbs reported
- Daimler Trucks Na Llc-Cleveland Cleveland, NC · Transportation Equipment 146.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Ethylene glycol, Toluene, n-Hexane, Methanol; nearby reporters include Pyrotechnic Specialties Inc. Blue Bird Body Co stamps MID 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 Blue Bird Body Co TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Blue Bird Body Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Valley, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336211 · Transportation Equipment. more than 99.9% of Peach TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Florida Power & Light Co Fpl Manatee Power Plant (Δ 21 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Blue Bird Body Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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