EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Erco Worldwide Inc
Valdosta, GA · Parent: Erco Worldwide Inc
- Total releases
- 5.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Erco Worldwide Inc: how the 5.2K lbs splits
5.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.2K lbs 100.0%
Erco Worldwide Inc's 5.2K 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: Chlorine.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Erco Worldwide Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Valdosta, GA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 314 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 5.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,119 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. Erco Worldwide Inc is pounds #340 and chemical-count #555 at 5.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Valdosta Oilseeds Complex; Cjb Industries Inc Cw Plant; Cjb Industries Inc Cs Plant; Chemical Research\technology (cr\t). Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Georgia: Century Products Inc.; Rust-Oleum; Lakestone Enterprises (dba Camcoat); Rtp Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chlorine.
Erco Worldwide Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Century Products Inc. and Rust-Oleum.
Erco Worldwide Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.2K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Erco Worldwide Inc: Chlorine-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Erco Worldwide Inc reports the 2,296th-largest volume (5.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chlorine alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Century Products Inc. and Rust-Oleum.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Erco Worldwide Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Chlorine at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Erco Worldwide Inc's total reported releases fell from 328 lb in 2022 to 314 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Erco Worldwide Inc's air releases fell from 328 lb in 2022 to 314 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Erco Worldwide Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Erco Worldwide Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 70% (1.0K lbs to 314 lbs).
Erco Worldwide 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 Erco Worldwide Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 70% 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: Chlorine.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 521 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 328 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 314 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | 5.2K lbs | - |
Erco Worldwide Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Erco Worldwide Inc
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Valdosta Oilseeds Complex, Cjb Industries Inc Cw Plant, Cjb Industries Inc Cs Plant, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Century Products Inc., Rust-Oleum, Lakestone Enterprises (dba Camcoat).
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Erco Worldwide Inc on cumulative reported pounds (5.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Kamax, Aludyne-Clarksville, Century Products Inc.. 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.
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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 Chlorine; nearby reporters include Valdosta Oilseeds Complex. Erco Worldwide 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 Erco Worldwide Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Chlorine) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Erco Worldwide Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Valdosta, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Lowndes TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kamax (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Erco Worldwide Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Chlorine. 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