EPA TRI Facility · Printing
The Imagine Group LLC
Grayslake, IL
- Total releases
- 18.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
The Imagine Group LLC: how the 18.7K lbs splits
18.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 17.3K lbs 92.6%
- Off-site Transfers 1.4K lbs 7.4%
The Imagine Group LLC's 18.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 92.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 7.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
The Imagine Group LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Grayslake, IL, in the printing sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 18.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,398 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. The Imagine Group LLC is pounds #355 and chemical-count #779 at 18.7K 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: Harger Inc.; Midwest Printed Circuit Services Inc.; Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1024; Metalex North. Similar-scale Printing peers outside Illinois: Lsc Communications / Baraboo; Southern Graphic Systems LLC; Rohrer Corp; Lsc Communications / Owensville. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
The Imagine Group LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (92.6% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 18.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lsc Communications / Baraboo and Southern Graphic Systems LLC.
The Imagine Group LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
The Imagine Group LLC: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 144 Printing facilities in this database, The Imagine Group LLC reports the 62nd-largest volume (18.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Lsc Communications / Baraboo and Southern Graphic Systems LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of The Imagine Group LLC'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
- The Imagine Group LLC's total reported releases fell from 2.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Imagine Group LLC's air releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Imagine Group LLC's off-site transfers fell from 207 lb in 2022 to 132 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
The Imagine Group LLC Form-R facts
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See how The Imagine Group LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2333.9× more than the comparison
67% 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 The Imagine Group LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 68% (5.6K lbs to 1.8K lbs).
The Imagine Group LLC: 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 The Imagine Group LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 68% 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 | 5.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 4.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 18.7K lbs | - |
The Imagine Group LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to The Imagine Group LLC
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Harger Inc., Midwest Printed Circuit Services Inc., Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1024, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Printing Facilities
Other Printing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Lsc Communications / Baraboo, Southern Graphic Systems LLC, Rohrer Corp.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest The Imagine Group LLC on cumulative reported pounds (18.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Acme Wood Preserving Inc, Trouw Nutrition USA LLC, Howard Industries 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
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 Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Harger Inc.. The Imagine Group LLC 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.
Use and verify this record
This The Imagine Group LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
The Imagine Group LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Grayslake, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 323113 · Printing. 1.2% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Acme Wood Preserving Inc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
The Imagine Group LLC stamps LIGHT 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