EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Gerresheimer Glass Inc
Chicago Heights, IL · Parent: Gerresheimer Glass Inc
- Total releases
- 1.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Gerresheimer Glass Inc: how the 1.0K lbs splits
1.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 510 lbs 50.2%
- Off-site Transfers 505 lbs 49.8%
Gerresheimer Glass Inc's 1.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 50.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 49.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Gerresheimer Glass Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago Heights, IL, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 510 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 1.0K lbs in total across its 2021-2022 reporting years. That ranks 13,847 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. Gerresheimer Glass Inc is pounds #624 and chemical-count #846 at 1.0K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Essential Chemicals USA LLC; Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Mid-Town Petroleum Acquisition LLC; Mid-West Mfg LLC. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Illinois: Glenn Hunter & Associates; Alkegen; Teledyne Flir Defense Inc; Holcim Wcr Inc Drake Ready Mix Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
Gerresheimer Glass Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Chicago Heights, IL: 1.0K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 50.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Glenn Hunter & Associates and Alkegen.
Gerresheimer Glass Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.0K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gerresheimer Glass Inc: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Gerresheimer Glass Inc reports the 620th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Glenn Hunter & Associates and Alkegen.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Gerresheimer Glass Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Gerresheimer Glass Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Gerresheimer Glass Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2022, total releases increased by 1% (505 lbs to 510 lbs).
Gerresheimer Glass Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2021–2022
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Gerresheimer Glass Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1% from 2021 to 2022). 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: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 505 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 510 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 1.0K lbs | - |
Gerresheimer Glass Inc in Cook
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Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gerresheimer Glass Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Consumer Product Partners, Nic Industries Inc., Lockheed Martin Space. 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.
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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 Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Essential Chemicals USA LLC. Gerresheimer Glass Inc stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Gerresheimer Glass Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gerresheimer Glass Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago Heights, IL, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2021–2022 (2 years). NAICS 327213 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Consumer Product Partners (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gerresheimer Glass Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 50.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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