EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Plastic Composites Co
Fort Wayne, IN · Parent: Plastic Composites Co
- Total releases
- 27.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Plastic Composites Co: how the 27.9K lbs splits
27.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 27.9K lbs 100.0%
Plastic Composites Co's 27.9K 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Plastic Composites Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Wayne, IN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 6.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 27.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,478 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. Plastic Composites Co is pounds #339 and chemical-count #711 at 27.9K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pyromation Inc; Dr Lubricants Inc.; Terex Advance Mixer Inc; Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Indiana: Orenco Systems Inc - North Bank Facility; Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc.; Marvin Composites LLC; Duraco Specialty Tapes. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Plastic Composites Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 27.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Orenco Systems Inc - North Bank Facility and Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc..
Plastic Composites Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Plastic Composites Co: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Plastic Composites Co reports the 613th-largest volume (27.9K lbs). 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 Orenco Systems Inc - North Bank Facility and Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Plastic Composites Co's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Plastic Composites Co's total reported releases rose from 6.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plastic Composites Co's air releases rose from 6.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Plastic Composites Co Form-R facts
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See how Plastic Composites Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
37% less 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 Plastic Composites Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 27.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 38% (4.8K lbs to 6.6K lbs).
Plastic Composites Co: 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 Plastic Composites Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 38% 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 | 4.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 6.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 6.6K 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 | 27.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
Plastic Composites Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Plastic Composites Co
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Pyromation Inc, Dr Lubricants Inc., Terex Advance Mixer Inc, 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. Orenco Systems Inc - North Bank Facility, Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc., Marvin Composites LLC.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Plastic Composites Co on cumulative reported pounds (27.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Univar USA Inc.- Cincinnati Oh Branch, Aak USA Inc Port Newark, John Deere Seeding Group Valley City Nd. 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.
- Univar USA Inc.- Cincinnati Oh Branch Cincinnati, OH · Chemical Wholesalers 27.9K lbs reported
- Aak USA Inc Port Newark Newark, NJ · Food 27.9K lbs reported
- John Deere Seeding Group Valley City Nd Valley City, ND · Machinery 27.9K lbs reported
- Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC Columbus, OH · Primary Metals 27.9K 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 Pyromation Inc. Plastic Composites Co 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 Plastic Composites Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Plastic Composites Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Wayne, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.3% of Allen TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Univar USA Inc.- Cincinnati Oh Branch (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Plastic Composites Co stamps LIGHT 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