EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Zep Commercial
Emerson, GA · Parent: Zep Inc
- Total releases
- 488.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Zep Commercial: how the 488.8K lbs splits
488.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 486.9K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 1.8K lbs 0.4%
- Water Discharges 42 lbs <0.1%
Zep Commercial's 488.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Zep Commercial is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Emerson, GA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 30.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 488.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,988 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. Zep Commercial is pounds #63 and chemical-count #121 at 488.8K 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: Thomas Concrete - Emerson; Chemical Products Corp; Atco Rubber Products Inc; Pandel Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Georgia: Pinnacle Polymers; Avantor Performance Materials; Nation Ford Chemical Co; Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div. Other Zep Inc sites in this extract: Alex C Fergusson LLC; Zep Inc.; Alex C Fergusson LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; Methanol; Zinc compounds.
Zep Commercial stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 488.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pinnacle Polymers and Avantor Performance Materials.
Zep Commercial vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
489K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Zep Commercial: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Zep Commercial reports the 402nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 83.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Pinnacle Polymers and Avantor Performance Materials.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Zep Commercial's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 83.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Zep Commercial's total reported releases rose from 797 lb in 2022 to 30.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Zep Commercial's off-site transfers rose from 512 lb in 2022 to 29.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Zep Commercial's air releases rose from 284 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Zep Commercial Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Zep Commercial releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 488.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 83% (176.6K lbs to 30.6K lbs).
Zep Commercial: 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 Zep Commercial year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 83% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 176.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 243.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 37.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 797 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 30.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 408.8K lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 58.2K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 11.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 5.6K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 4.3K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 190 lbs | - |
Zep Commercial · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Zep Commercial
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Thomas Concrete - Emerson, Chemical Products Corp, Atco Rubber Products Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Pinnacle Polymers, Avantor Performance Materials, Nation Ford Chemical Co.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Zep Commercial on cumulative reported pounds (488.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Pinnacle Polymers, Muskogee Generating Station, Holliston Holdings LLC. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Pinnacle Polymers Garyville, LA · Chemicals 489.0K lbs reported
- Muskogee Generating Station Fort Gibson, OK · Electric Utilities 488.5K lbs reported
- Holliston Holdings LLC Church Hill, TN · Textiles 489.1K lbs reported
- Roseburg Forest Products Co. - Missoula Particleboard Missoula, MT · Wood Products 489.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Zep Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Alex C Fergusson LLC, Zep Inc., Alex C Fergusson LLC.
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 Certain glycol ethers, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Methanol, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Thomas Concrete - Emerson. Zep Commercial 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 Zep Commercial TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Zep Commercial totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Emerson, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325612 · Chemicals. 8.9% of Bartow TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pinnacle Polymers (Δ 264 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Zep Commercial stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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