EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Franklin-Bay LLC
Elkhart, IN
- Total releases
- 672.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Franklin-Bay LLC: how the 672.4K lbs splits
672.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 672.4K lbs 100.0%
Franklin-Bay LLC's 672.4K 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
Franklin-Bay LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elkhart, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 37.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 672.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,638 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. Franklin-Bay LLC is pounds #73 and chemical-count #660 at 672.4K 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: Elkhart Plating Corp; Future Foam Inc.; Patrick Industries Inc DBA Adorn Door; American Electronic Components. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: Latham Pool Products Inc-Ca; Nov Fiber Glass Systems - Containment Solutions; Patrick Industries Inc,dba Baymont Inc Belmont Facility; Dupont Yerkes Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Franklin-Bay LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 672.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Latham Pool Products Inc-Ca and Nov Fiber Glass Systems - Containment Solutions.
Franklin-Bay LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
672K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Franklin-Bay LLC: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Franklin-Bay LLC reports the 62nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.1% 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 Latham Pool Products Inc-Ca and Nov Fiber Glass Systems - Containment Solutions.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Franklin-Bay LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Franklin-Bay LLC's total reported releases fell from 257.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Franklin-Bay LLC's air releases fell from 257.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Franklin-Bay LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Franklin-Bay LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 672.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 56% (86.5K lbs to 37.7K lbs).
Franklin-Bay LLC: 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 Franklin-Bay LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 56% 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 | 86.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 111.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 179.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 257.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 37.7K 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 | 672.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Franklin-Bay LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Franklin-Bay LLC
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Elkhart Plating Corp, Future Foam Inc., Patrick Industries Inc DBA Adorn Door, 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. Latham Pool Products Inc-Ca, Nov Fiber Glass Systems - Containment Solutions, Patrick Industries Inc,dba Baymont Inc Belmont Facility.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Franklin-Bay LLC on cumulative reported pounds (672.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Tyson Poultry Inc-New Holland Complex, Latham Pool Products Inc-Ca, Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant. 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.
- Tyson Poultry Inc-New Holland Complex New Holland, PA · Food 672.5K lbs reported
- Latham Pool Products Inc-Ca Williams, CA · Plastics and Rubber 672.1K lbs reported
- Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant Ashland, WI · Electric Utilities 672.8K lbs reported
- Oxy Vinyls LP Pasadena Pvc Plant Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 671.4K 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 Elkhart Plating Corp. Franklin-Bay LLC 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 Franklin-Bay LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Franklin-Bay LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elkhart, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 3.7% of Elkhart TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Poultry Inc-New Holland Complex (Δ 167 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Franklin-Bay LLC 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