EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Rightway Fasteners Inc
Columbus, IN
- Total releases
- 515.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Rightway Fasteners Inc: how the 515.1K lbs splits
515.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 514.1K lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 1.0K lbs 0.2%
Rightway Fasteners Inc's 515.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Rightway Fasteners Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbus, IN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 184.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 515.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,909 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. Rightway Fasteners Inc is pounds #83 and chemical-count #483 at 515.1K 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: Ntn Driveshaft Inc; Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant; Enkei America Inc; Nikkei Mc Aluminum America Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Indiana: Aalberts Bassett; Tech Met Inc.; Crosman Corp; South Atlantic Galvanizing. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nitric acid.
Rightway Fasteners Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 515.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Aalberts Bassett and Tech Met Inc..
Rightway Fasteners Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
515K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Rightway Fasteners Inc inside Bartholomew's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Rightway Fasteners Inc reports the 100th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 46.2% of every pound reported in Bartholomew. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Aalberts Bassett and Tech Met Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Bartholomew's reported pounds (1.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Rightway Fasteners Inc's total reported releases fell from 195.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 184.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rightway Fasteners Inc's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 750 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rightway Fasteners Inc's off-site transfers fell from 195.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 183.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Rightway Fasteners Inc Form-R facts
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See how Rightway Fasteners Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
554.5× more than the comparison
60% 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 Rightway Fasteners Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 515.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 709% (22.8K lbs to 184.2K lbs).
Rightway Fasteners Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Rightway Fasteners Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 709% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 47.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 65.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 195.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 184.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 514.3K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 795 lbs | - |
Rightway Fasteners Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Rightway Fasteners Inc
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Ntn Driveshaft Inc, Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant, Enkei America Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Aalberts Bassett, Tech Met Inc., Crosman Corp.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rightway Fasteners Inc on cumulative reported pounds (515.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Cirba Solutions US Inc, Aalberts Bassett, Minova USA Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Cirba Solutions US Inc Lancaster, OH · Hazardous Waste 515.2K lbs reported
- Aalberts Bassett Lansing, MI · Fabricated Metals 515.2K lbs reported
- Minova USA Inc. Georgetown, KY · Chemicals 514.1K lbs reported
- Ameren Missouri Meramec Energy Center Saint Louis, MO · Electric Utilities 516.3K 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 Zinc compounds, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Ntn Driveshaft Inc. Rightway Fasteners Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Rightway Fasteners Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Rightway Fasteners Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbus, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332722 · Fabricated Metals. 46.2% of Bartholomew TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cirba Solutions US Inc (Δ 71 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Rightway Fasteners Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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