EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Seating Concepts
Rockdale, IL
- Total releases
- 23.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Seating Concepts: how the 23.2K lbs splits
23.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 23.2K lbs 100.0%
Seating Concepts's 23.2K 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: Styrene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Seating Concepts is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rockdale, IL, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 3.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 23.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,906 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. Seating Concepts is pounds #327 and chemical-count #772 at 23.2K 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: Apollo Colors Inc.; Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete Inc. - Joliet; Welsch Ready Mix Inc. - Joliet; Laraway Recycling & Disposal Facility. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Illinois: Giti Tire Manufacturing Co (usa) Ltd; Goodrich Corp; Armacell LLC; May Manufacturing LLC (dba Artesian Spas). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Seating Concepts stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 23.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Giti Tire Manufacturing Co (usa) Ltd and Goodrich Corp.
Seating Concepts vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
23K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Seating Concepts: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Seating Concepts reports the 660th-largest volume (23.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Illinois include Giti Tire Manufacturing Co (usa) Ltd and Goodrich Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Seating Concepts's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Seating Concepts's total reported releases fell from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Seating Concepts's air releases fell from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Seating Concepts Form-R facts
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See how Seating Concepts stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
55% more than the comparison
80% less than the comparison
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 Seating Concepts releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 23.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 63% (8.2K lbs to 3.0K lbs).
Seating Concepts: 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 Seating Concepts year-over-year reported totals (decreased 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 23.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
Seating Concepts · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Seating Concepts
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Apollo Colors Inc., Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete Inc. - Joliet, Welsch Ready Mix Inc. - Joliet, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Giti Tire Manufacturing Co (usa) Ltd, Goodrich Corp, Armacell LLC.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Seating Concepts on cumulative reported pounds (23.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Tst Inc. DBA Timco DBA Tande M Industries, Pratt Paper (oh) LLC, Midwest Composites LLC. 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.
- Tst Inc. DBA Timco DBA Tande M Industries Fontana, CA · Primary Metals 23.2K lbs reported
- Pratt Paper (oh) LLC Wapakoneta, OH · Paper 23.2K lbs reported
- Midwest Composites LLC Wapakoneta, OH · Chemicals 23.2K lbs reported
- Giti Tire Manufacturing Co (usa) Ltd Richburg, SC · Plastics and Rubber 23.2K 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 Styrene; nearby reporters include Apollo Colors Inc.. Seating Concepts stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Seating Concepts TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Seating Concepts totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rockdale, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.1% of Will TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tst Inc. DBA Timco DBA Tande M Industries (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Seating Concepts stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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