EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Carbit Paint Co
Melrose Park, IL
- Total releases
- 5.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Carbit Paint Co: how the 5.5K lbs splits
5.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.5K lbs 100.0%
Carbit Paint Co's 5.5K 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: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Carbit Paint Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Melrose Park, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 5.5K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,015 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Carbit Paint Co is pounds #486 and chemical-count #592 at 5.5K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Dynamic Manufacturing Inc.; Enchro Plating Ltd.; Mech-Tronics; Enviro Tech International Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Puretech Scientific LLC; Brulin Holding Co Inc.; Diamond Vogel Inc.; Sherwin-Williams Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Carbit Paint Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.5K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Puretech Scientific LLC and Brulin Holding Co Inc..
Carbit Paint Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.5K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Carbit Paint Co in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Carbit Paint Co reports the 2,276th-largest volume (5.5K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Puretech Scientific LLC and Brulin Holding Co Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Carbit Paint Co's total reported releases rose from 2.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carbit Paint Co's air releases rose from 2.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Carbit Paint Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Carbit Paint Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 24% (2.5K lbs to 3.0K lbs).
Carbit Paint Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Carbit Paint Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 24% from 2022 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.0K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.7K lbs | - |
Carbit Paint Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Carbit Paint Co
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Dynamic Manufacturing Inc., Enchro Plating Ltd., Mech-Tronics, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Puretech Scientific LLC, Brulin Holding Co Inc., Diamond Vogel Inc..
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Carbit Paint Co on cumulative reported pounds (5.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Trane - South Lacrosse Operat Ions, Panola II Gas Plant, Central Iowa Ready Mix. 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.
- Trane - South Lacrosse Operat Ions La Crosse, WI · Machinery 5.5K lbs reported
- Panola II Gas Plant Carthage, TX · Natural Gas Processing 5.5K lbs reported
- Central Iowa Ready Mix Grimes, IA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 5.5K lbs reported
- Clarios Distribution Center Saint Joseph, MO · Electrical Equipment 5.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Dynamic Manufacturing Inc.. Carbit Paint Co 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 Carbit Paint Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Carbit Paint Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Melrose Park, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Trane - South Lacrosse Operat Ions (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Carbit Paint Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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