EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Color Communications Inc
Chicago, IL
- Total releases
- 77.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Color Communications Inc: how the 77.7K lbs splits
77.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 77.7K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 6 lbs <0.1%
Color Communications Inc's 77.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Color Communications Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the paper sector. It reported 10.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 77.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,127 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. Color Communications Inc is pounds #208 and chemical-count #521 at 77.7K 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: Gatto Industrial Platers Inc.; Empire Hard Chrome Inc.; Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container; Meyer Steel Drum Inc. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Illinois: Blandin Paper Co; Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex; Brady Worldwide Inc Florist Avenue; National Coating Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Toluene.
Color Communications Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 77.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Blandin Paper Co and Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex.
Color Communications Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
78K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Color Communications Inc: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Color Communications Inc reports the 183rd-largest volume (77.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 63.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Blandin Paper Co and Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Color Communications Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 63.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Color Communications Inc's total reported releases fell from 17.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Color Communications Inc's air releases fell from 17.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Color Communications Inc Form-R facts
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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 Color Communications Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 77.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 91% (5.7K lbs to 10.9K lbs).
Color Communications 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 Color Communications Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 91% 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 | 5.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 23.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 20.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 17.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 10.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 49.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 28.2K lbs | - |
Color Communications Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Color Communications Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Gatto Industrial Platers Inc., Empire Hard Chrome Inc., Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Blandin Paper Co, Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex, Brady Worldwide Inc Florist Avenue.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Color Communications Inc on cumulative reported pounds (77.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include American Phoenix Inc, Newbasis LLC, Oahu Gas Plant. 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.
- American Phoenix Inc Danville, VA · Chemicals 77.7K lbs reported
- Newbasis LLC Riverside, CA · Plastics and Rubber 77.7K lbs reported
- Oahu Gas Plant Coyanosa, TX · Natural Gas Processing 77.7K lbs reported
- U.S. Natl Park Service - Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon, AZ · Hazardous Waste 77.7K 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, Toluene; nearby reporters include Gatto Industrial Platers Inc.. Color Communications 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.
Use and verify this record
This Color Communications Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Color Communications Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322220 · Paper. 0.1% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Phoenix Inc (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Color Communications Inc stamps LIGHT 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