EPA TRI Facility · Printing
Eckart America
Schererville, IN
- Total releases
- 15.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Eckart America: how the 15.1K lbs splits
15.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 15.1K lbs 100.0%
Eckart America's 15.1K 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: Methyl isobutyl ketone.
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 AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Eckart America is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Schererville, IN, in the printing sector. It reported 1.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 15.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,898 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. Eckart America is pounds #414 and chemical-count #282 at 15.1K 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: Mason Corp; Midwest Pipe Coating Inc.; Acs Technical Products Inc.; Halox Div of Icl Specialty Products Inc.. Similar-scale Printing peers outside Indiana: Quad Packaging Inc; Toppan Interamerica Inc; Constant Services Inc; Mundet Tennessee Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methyl isobutyl ketone; n-Butyl alcohol; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Certain glycol ethers.
Eckart America stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Quad Packaging Inc and Toppan Interamerica Inc.
Eckart America vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Eckart America: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 144 Printing facilities in this database, Eckart America reports the 73rd-largest volume (15.1K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 50.3% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Indiana include Quad Packaging Inc and Toppan Interamerica Inc.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (50.3% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Eckart America's total reported releases fell from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eckart America's air releases fell from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eckart America's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Eckart America Form-R facts
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See how Eckart America stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Eckart America releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 43% (3.3K lbs to 1.9K lbs).
Eckart America: 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 Eckart America year-over-year reported totals (decreased 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: Methyl isobutyl ketone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 4.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 3.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 7.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 3.4K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 650 lbs | - |
Eckart America · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Eckart America
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Mason Corp, Midwest Pipe Coating Inc., Acs Technical Products Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Printing Facilities
Other Printing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Quad Packaging Inc, Toppan Interamerica Inc, Constant Services Inc.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Eckart America on cumulative reported pounds (15.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Ceram-Traz Corp Ceramic Indl Coatings, Chico Plant, Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC Waco Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Ceram-Traz Corp Ceramic Indl Coatings Osseo, MN · Chemicals 15.1K lbs reported
- Chico Plant Chico, TX · Natural Gas Processing 15.1K lbs reported
- Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC Waco Terminal Waco, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 15.1K lbs reported
- Westerman Inc. Bremen, OH · Fabricated Metals 15.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Methyl isobutyl ketone, n-Butyl alcohol, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Mason Corp. Eckart America stamps LIGHT 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 Eckart America TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Methyl isobutyl ketone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Eckart America totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Schererville, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 323111 · Printing. 0.0% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ceram-Traz Corp Ceramic Indl Coatings (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Eckart America stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Methyl isobutyl ketone. 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