EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp
Ringgold, GA · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 96.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp: how the 96.8K lbs splits
96.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 96.8K lbs 100.0%
Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp's 96.8K 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: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ringgold, GA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 13.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 96.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,654 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. Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp is pounds #136 and chemical-count #349 at 96.8K 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: US Army National Guard Catoosa Range(s); Polycom Solutions; Mfg Chemical Inc; Astec. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Georgia: Gates Corp; Cooling Tower Composites & Fabrication; Osborne Industries Inc; Flexible Technologies Inc.. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Diisocyanates.
Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 96.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gates Corp and Cooling Tower Composites & Fabrication.
Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
97K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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
Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp inside Catoosa's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp reports the 325th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 95.6% of every pound reported in Catoosa. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Gates Corp and Cooling Tower Composites & Fabrication.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Catoosa's reported pounds (101.3K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp's total reported releases rose from 10.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp's off-site transfers rose from 10.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
21.6× more than the comparison
2.0× 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 Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 96.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 51% (28.6K lbs to 13.9K lbs).
Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 51% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 28.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 16.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 27.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 10.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 13.9K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 96.8K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including US Army National Guard Catoosa Range(s), Polycom Solutions, Mfg Chemical Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Gates Corp, Cooling Tower Composites & Fabrication, Osborne Industries Inc.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp on cumulative reported pounds (96.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Poet Biorefining, Sheldahl Flexible Technologies Inc, Sherwin-Williams Co. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Poet Biorefining Jewell, IA · Chemicals 96.8K lbs reported
- Sheldahl Flexible Technologies Inc Northfield, MN · Computers and Electronic Products 96.8K lbs reported
- Sherwin-Williams Co Greensboro, NC · Chemicals 96.9K lbs reported
- Pella Corp Carroll Operations Carroll, IA · Wood Products 96.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
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 Zinc compounds, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include US Army National Guard Catoosa Range(s). Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp 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 Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ringgold, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326130 · Plastics and Rubber. 95.6% of Catoosa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Poet Biorefining (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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