EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Sponge Cushion Inc
Morris, IL · Parent: Leggett & Platt Inc
- Total releases
- 6.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sponge Cushion Inc: how the 6.8K lbs splits
6.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 6.5K lbs 96.6%
- Air Releases 227 lbs 3.4%
Sponge Cushion Inc's 6.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Thiram.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Sponge Cushion Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Morris, IL, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 1.9K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 6.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,608 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. Sponge Cushion Inc is pounds #461 and chemical-count #427 at 6.8K 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: Oldcastle Apg - Morris; TRI State Asphalt LLC; Costco Morris Meat Plant #1239; Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Illinois: Lear Corportion; Sunrise Composites Inc; Marble Products Co; Georg Fischer Central Plastics LLC. Other Leggett & Platt Inc sites in this extract: Sterling Steel Co LLC; Western Pneumatic Tube Co LLC; Leggett & Platt Inc; Leggett & Platt Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Thiram; Zinc compounds; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Sponge Cushion Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.6% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lear Corportion and Sunrise Composites Inc.
Sponge Cushion Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.8K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sponge Cushion Inc in the Plastics and Rubber sector extract
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Sponge Cushion Inc reports the 859th-largest volume (6.8K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Lear Corportion and Sunrise Composites Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sponge Cushion Inc's total reported releases rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sponge Cushion Inc's off-site transfers rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sponge Cushion Inc Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Sponge Cushion Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2823.6× more than the comparison
50% more 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 Sponge Cushion Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 38% (1.4K lbs to 1.9K lbs).
Sponge Cushion Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sponge Cushion Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 38% 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: Thiram.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 955 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 930 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.9K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Thiram | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 568 lbs | Carcinogen |
Sponge Cushion Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sponge Cushion Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Oldcastle Apg - Morris, TRI State Asphalt LLC, Costco Morris Meat Plant #1239, 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. Lear Corportion, Sunrise Composites Inc, Marble Products Co.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sponge Cushion Inc on cumulative reported pounds (6.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Flowserve Corp, House of Raeford Farms Inc Wallace Div, High Concrete Group LLC - Denver Facility. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Flowserve Corp Kalamazoo, MI · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 6.8K lbs reported
- House of Raeford Farms Inc Wallace Div Teachey, NC · Food 6.8K lbs reported
- High Concrete Group LLC - Denver Facility Denver, PA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 6.8K lbs reported
- Truenorth Steel - Fargo Fargo, ND · Fabricated Metals 6.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Leggett & Platt Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sterling Steel Co LLC, Western Pneumatic Tube Co LLC, Leggett & Platt Inc.
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 Thiram, Zinc compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Oldcastle Apg - Morris. Sponge Cushion Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Sponge Cushion Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Thiram) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sponge Cushion Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Morris, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326299 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.2% of Grundy TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Flowserve Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sponge Cushion Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Thiram. 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