EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Sterling Plating Inc.
Harwood Heights, IL
- Total releases
- 810 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Sterling Plating Inc.: how the 810 lbs splits
810 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 457 lbs 56.5%
- Off-site Transfers 353 lbs 43.5%
Sterling Plating Inc.'s 810 lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 56.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 43.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Cyanide compounds.
TRACE volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Sterling Plating Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Harwood Heights, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 85 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 810 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,150 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. Sterling Plating Inc. is pounds #643 and chemical-count #854 at 810 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: Rycoline Products LLC; Switchcraft Inc; Belmont Plating Works; Able Die Casting Corp. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Microfinish Ipc LLC; Schuff Steel Co; Oshkosh Aerotech Jetway Systems; Baity Screw Machine Products Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Cyanide compounds.
Sterling Plating Inc. is a TRACE · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Harwood Heights, IL: 810 lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 56.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Microfinish Ipc LLC and Schuff Steel Co.
Sterling Plating Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
810 lbs 46th percentile higher than 46% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sterling Plating Inc. in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Sterling Plating Inc. reports the 1,788th-largest volume (810 lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Microfinish Ipc LLC and Schuff Steel Co.
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
- Sterling Plating Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 140 lb in 2022 to 85 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterling Plating Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 33 lb in 2022 to 14 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterling Plating Inc.'s air releases fell from 107 lb in 2022 to 71 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sterling Plating Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sterling Plating Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 810 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 67% (253 lbs to 85 lbs).
Sterling Plating Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sterling Plating Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 67% 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: Cyanide compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 253 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 101 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 231 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 140 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 85 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Cyanide compounds | 810 lbs | - |
Sterling Plating Inc. in Cook
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sterling Plating Inc.
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Rycoline Products LLC, Switchcraft Inc, Belmont Plating Works, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Microfinish Ipc LLC, Schuff Steel Co, Oshkosh Aerotech Jetway Systems.
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 Cyanide compounds; nearby reporters include Rycoline Products LLC. Sterling Plating Inc. stamps TRACE 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 Sterling Plating Inc. TRI extract (TRACE · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Cyanide compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sterling Plating Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Harwood Heights, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: St Paul Brass Foundry Co. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sterling Plating Inc. stamps TRACE · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 56.5%). 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