EPA TRI Facility · Machinery

Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia

Griffin, GA · Parent: Caterpillar Inc

Total releases
1.3K lbs
Chemicals reported
1
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia: how the 1.3K lbs splits

1.3K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 1.3K lbs 100.0%

Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia's 1.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.

LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN

Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Griffin, GA, in the machinery sector. It reported 250 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,530 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. Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia is pounds #427 and chemical-count #584 at 1.3K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bridgestone Bandag LLC Griffin Plant; Wabash National L.P.; Hm Southeast Concrete LLC - Griffin Plant; Fairburn Rmc - Portable Plant. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Georgia: Nortek Coil Plant; Virnig Manufacturing Inc.; Innovent - Minnesota; Van Gorp Corp. Other Caterpillar Inc sites in this extract: Caterpillar Reman Div; Caterpillar Inc Mapleton Plant; Caterpillar East Peoria; Caterpillar Inc. - High Performance Molded Products. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol.

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Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nortek Coil Plant and Virnig Manufacturing Inc..

#13,530 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

1.3K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia: Ethylene glycol-led volume

Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia reports the 385th-largest volume (1.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Nortek Coil Plant and Virnig Manufacturing Inc..

Concentrated means ≥60% of Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.

Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia Form-R facts

Sector
Machinery
LIGHT volume
1.3K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CLEAN chem count
1
Lead chemical
Ethylene glycol

Compare this facility

See how Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia
1.3K lbs
Bridgestone Bandag LLC Griffin Plant
3.7K lbs

66% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia
1
Bridgestone Bandag LLC Griffin Plant
1

About the same as 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 Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3K lbs.

Air Releases 1.3K lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (250 lbs to 250 lbs).

Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 250 lbs 1
2020 250 lbs 1
2021 250 lbs 1
2022 250 lbs 1
2023 250 lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ethylene glycol 1.3K lbs -

Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia · AIR-pathway site

Griffin, GA
33.2297, -84.2134
County TRI context
Spalding · 7.2% of county pounds
Parent company
Caterpillar Inc

Compare beyond Georgia

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia on cumulative reported pounds (1.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Sicpa Securink Corp, Amano Pioneer Eclipse Corp, Nanogate N.a. LLC. 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.

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; nearby reporters include Bridgestone Bandag LLC Griffin Plant. Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia 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 Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Griffin, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333618 · Machinery. 7.2% of Spalding TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aaar Denison II (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Caterpillar Inc Griffin Georgia stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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