EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Avery Dennison Mfd
Lowell, IN · Parent: Avery Dennison Corp
- Total releases
- 14.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Avery Dennison Mfd: how the 14.2K lbs splits
14.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.5K lbs 67.0%
- Off-site Transfers 4.7K lbs 33.0%
Avery Dennison Mfd's 14.2K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 67.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 33.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Avery Dennison Mfd is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lowell, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 2.7K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 14.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,017 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Avery Dennison Mfd is pounds #418 and chemical-count #112 at 14.2K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Proedge Inc.; Ozinga Brothers Inc Crown Point Plant; Modern Forge Indiana LLC; Eckart America. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: American Roller Co LLC; Becklin Holdings Inc; Sutrak; Casting Creations Inc DBA Aztec Industries. Other Avery Dennison Corp sites in this extract: Avery Dennison Corp Specialty Tape Div; Avery Dennison Fasson Roll Na; Avery Dennison Building 7; Cff of Avery Dennison (0243081207). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Toluene.
Avery Dennison Mfd is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Lowell, IN: 14.2K lbs across 8 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 67.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include American Roller Co LLC and Becklin Holdings Inc.
Avery Dennison Mfd vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Avery Dennison Mfd in the Plastics and Rubber sector extract
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Avery Dennison Mfd reports the 746th-largest volume (14.2K lbs). Scale peers outside Indiana include American Roller Co LLC and Becklin Holdings 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
- Avery Dennison Mfd's total reported releases rose from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Avery Dennison Mfd's air releases rose from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Avery Dennison Mfd's off-site transfers fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 263 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Avery Dennison Mfd's chemicals reported rose from 5 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Avery Dennison Mfd Form-R facts
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65% less than the comparison
4.0× 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 Avery Dennison Mfd releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 15% (3.2K lbs to 2.7K lbs).
Avery Dennison Mfd: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Avery Dennison Mfd year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 15% 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: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 3.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 2.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 2.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 2.7K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 940 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 509 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 377 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 193 lbs | - |
Avery Dennison Mfd in Lake
Nearest TRI Facilities to Avery Dennison Mfd
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Proedge Inc., Ozinga Brothers Inc Crown Point Plant, Modern Forge Indiana LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. American Roller Co LLC, Becklin Holdings Inc, Sutrak.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Avery Dennison Mfd on cumulative reported pounds (14.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Sanofi Genzyme Framingham Manufacturing, Ultra Plating, Alcon Laboratories Inc-Johns Creek Manufacturing. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Sanofi Genzyme Framingham Manufacturing Framingham, MA · Chemicals 14.2K lbs reported
- Ultra Plating Green Bay, WI · Fabricated Metals 14.2K lbs reported
- Alcon Laboratories Inc-Johns Creek Manufacturing Duluth, GA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 14.2K lbs reported
- Bell Laboratories Inc. Madison, WI · Chemicals 14.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Avery Dennison Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Avery Dennison Corp Specialty Tape Div, Avery Dennison Fasson Roll Na, Avery Dennison Building 7.
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 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Toluene; nearby reporters include Proedge Inc.. Avery Dennison Mfd stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Avery Dennison Mfd TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Avery Dennison Mfd totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lowell, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326112 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.0% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sanofi Genzyme Framingham Manufacturing (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Avery Dennison Mfd stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 67.0%). 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