EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Paxxus
Addison, IL · Parent: Paxxus Inc
- Total releases
- 30.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Paxxus: how the 30.5K lbs splits
30.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 28.6K lbs 93.6%
- Off-site Transfers 2.0K lbs 6.4%
Paxxus's 30.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 93.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 6.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Paxxus is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Addison, IL, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 8.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 30.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,282 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. Paxxus is pounds #296 and chemical-count #764 at 30.5K 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: Qualitek International Inc; Morgan Ohare Inc.; Mexicali Hard Chrome Corp; Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions Inc. - Addison. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Illinois: Charter Next Generation - Delaware; Complete Home Concepts Inc; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Llc-Warren Plant; Crane Composites Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene.
Paxxus stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (93.6% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 30.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Charter Next Generation - Delaware and Complete Home Concepts Inc.
Paxxus vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
31K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Paxxus: Toluene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Paxxus reports the 591st-largest volume (30.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Charter Next Generation - Delaware and Complete Home Concepts Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Paxxus's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Paxxus's total reported releases rose from 7.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paxxus's off-site transfers fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 37 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paxxus's air releases rose from 5.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Paxxus Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Paxxus releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 30.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 63% (5.2K lbs to 8.5K lbs).
Paxxus: 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 Paxxus year-over-year reported totals (increased by 63% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 7.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 8.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 30.5K lbs | - |
Paxxus · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Paxxus
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Qualitek International Inc, Morgan Ohare Inc., Mexicali Hard Chrome Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Charter Next Generation - Delaware, Complete Home Concepts Inc, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Llc-Warren Plant.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Paxxus on cumulative reported pounds (30.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Ascorium N.a. Inc., Sharon Coating LLC, Power Service Products Inc. 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 Toluene; nearby reporters include Qualitek International Inc. Paxxus 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 Paxxus TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Paxxus totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Addison, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326112 · Plastics and Rubber. 1.7% of Dupage TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ascorium N.a. Inc. (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Paxxus 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