EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Meyer Steel Drum Inc
Chicago, IL · Parent: Meyer Steel Drum Inc
- Total releases
- 159.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Meyer Steel Drum Inc: how the 159.5K lbs splits
159.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 159.5K lbs 100.0%
Meyer Steel Drum Inc's 159.5K 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: Certain glycol ethers.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Meyer Steel Drum Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 24.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 159.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,635 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. Meyer Steel Drum Inc is pounds #145 and chemical-count #739 at 159.5K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Able Electropolishing Co Inc; Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container; Empire Hard Chrome Inc.; Gatto Industrial Platers Inc.. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Midwest Plating Co Inc; Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div; Hearne Steel Co. Inc.; Palmer Manufacturing & Tank. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
Meyer Steel Drum Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 159.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Midwest Plating Co Inc and Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div.
Meyer Steel Drum Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
160K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Meyer Steel Drum Inc: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Meyer Steel Drum Inc reports the 324th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.5% 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 Midwest Plating Co Inc and Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Meyer Steel Drum Inc'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
- Meyer Steel Drum Inc's total reported releases fell from 27.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Meyer Steel Drum Inc's air releases fell from 27.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Meyer Steel Drum Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Meyer Steel Drum Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 159.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 39% (40.2K lbs to 24.4K lbs).
Meyer Steel Drum Inc: 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 Meyer Steel Drum Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 39% 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 | 40.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 35.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 32.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 27.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 24.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 159.5K lbs | - |
Meyer Steel Drum Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Meyer Steel Drum Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Able Electropolishing Co Inc, Chicago Steel Container LLC DBA North Coast Container, Empire Hard Chrome Inc., ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Meyer Steel Drum Inc on cumulative reported pounds (159.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Marinette Marine Corp, Pennakem LLC, Ge Aerospace Plant 2. 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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Similar chemical count
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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 Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Able Electropolishing Co Inc. Meyer Steel Drum Inc 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.
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This Meyer Steel Drum Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Meyer Steel Drum Inc 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. 0.2% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Marinette Marine Corp (Δ 94 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Meyer Steel Drum Inc 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