EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Composite Designs Inc
Leesburg, IN
- Total releases
- 331.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Composite Designs Inc: how the 331.9K lbs splits
331.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 331.9K lbs 100.0%
Composite Designs Inc's 331.9K 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Composite Designs Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Leesburg, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 49.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 331.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,447 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. Composite Designs Inc is pounds #125 and chemical-count #671 at 331.9K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Front Line Manufacturing; Zimmer Biomet Inc.; Front Line Manufacturing Warsaw; Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: Containment Solutions Inc; Eastman Performance Films Llc-Axton Facility; Warm Rain Corp; Leisure Pools & Spas Manufacturing N.a. Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Composite Designs Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 331.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Containment Solutions Inc and Eastman Performance Films Llc-Axton Facility.
Composite Designs Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
332K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Composite Designs Inc: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Composite Designs Inc reports the 128th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.5% of its sector. 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 Indiana include Containment Solutions Inc and Eastman Performance Films Llc-Axton Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Composite Designs Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Composite Designs Inc's total reported releases fell from 117.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 49.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Composite Designs Inc's air releases fell from 117.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 49.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Composite Designs Inc Form-R facts
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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 Composite Designs Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 331.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 43% (34.9K lbs to 49.9K lbs).
Composite Designs Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Composite Designs Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 43% 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 | 34.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 40.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 89.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 117.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 49.9K 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 | 331.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
Composite Designs Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Composite Designs Inc
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Front Line Manufacturing, Zimmer Biomet Inc., Front Line Manufacturing Warsaw, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Containment Solutions Inc, Eastman Performance Films Llc-Axton Facility, Warm Rain Corp.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Composite Designs Inc on cumulative reported pounds (331.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Materials Packaging Corp, Masterbrand Cabinets Llc-Grants Pass Operations, Saft America 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.
- Materials Packaging Corp Harrisonville, MO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 332.0K lbs reported
- Masterbrand Cabinets Llc-Grants Pass Operations Grants Pass, OR · Furniture 331.6K lbs reported
- Saft America Inc Valdosta, GA · Electrical Equipment 332.2K lbs reported
- Containment Solutions Inc Bakersfield, CA · Plastics and Rubber 332.2K 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 Front Line Manufacturing. Composite Designs Inc stamps MID 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 Composite Designs Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Composite Designs Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Leesburg, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326191 · Plastics and Rubber. 4.3% of Kosciusko TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Materials Packaging Corp (Δ 127 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Composite Designs Inc stamps MID 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