EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container
Chicago, IL · Parent: Si East LLC
- Total releases
- 204.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container: how the 204.9K lbs splits
204.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 201.6K lbs 98.4%
- Off-site Transfers 3.3K lbs 1.6%
Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container's 204.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 41.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 204.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,207 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. Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container is pounds #127 and chemical-count #737 at 204.9K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Meyer Steel Drum Inc; Able Electropolishing Co Inc; Empire Hard Chrome Inc.; Gatto Industrial Platers Inc.. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Nico Products Inc; Nibco of Virginia Inc.; Broadwind Towers Inc; Nashville Wire Products. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.4% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 204.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nico Products Inc and Nibco of Virginia Inc..
Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
205K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container reports the 268th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Nico Products Inc and Nibco of Virginia Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container's total reported releases fell from 47.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container's air releases fell from 46.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container's off-site transfers rose from 575 lb in 2022 to 585 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 204.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 15% (36.1K lbs to 41.6K lbs).
Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container year-over-year reported totals (increased by 15% 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 | 36.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 37.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 42.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 47.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 41.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 204.9K lbs | - |
Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Meyer Steel Drum Inc, Able Electropolishing Co Inc, Empire Hard Chrome Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Nico Products Inc, Nibco of Virginia Inc., Broadwind Towers Inc.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container on cumulative reported pounds (204.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include U.S. Army Letterkenny Army Depot, Louisiana Pacific Jasper Osb, Polymer Additives Inc DBA Valtris Specialty Chemicals. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- U.S. Army Letterkenny Army Depot Chambersburg, PA · Other 204.9K lbs reported
- Louisiana Pacific Jasper Osb Jasper, TX · Wood Products 204.9K lbs reported
- Polymer Additives Inc DBA Valtris Specialty Chemicals Walton Hills, OH · Chemicals 205.0K lbs reported
- Nico Products Inc Minneapolis, MN · Fabricated Metals 205.0K 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 Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Meyer Steel Drum Inc. Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332439 · Fabricated Metals. 0.3% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Army Letterkenny Army Depot (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container stamps MID volume · AIR 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