EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC
East Chicago, IN · Parent: Tradebe Gp
- Total releases
- 11.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 98
- Carcinogens
- 32
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC: how the 11.9M lbs splits
11.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 11.8M lbs 99.0%
- Air Releases 117.8K lbs 1.0%
Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC's 11.9M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in East Chicago, IN, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 2.8M lbs of releases across 55 chemicals in 2023, and 11.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 171 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. 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: Kemira Water Solutions Inc; Electric Coating Technologies LLC D/b/a Material Sciences Co; Hoist Material Handling Inc.; Grace Davison East Chicago. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside Indiana: Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC; US Ecology Idaho Inc.; Energysolutions LLC; Ecw Landfill Corp.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Zinc compounds; Urethane; Diisocyanates.
In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking
Indiana TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=871)
- Tradebe Treatment &...
- Uss Gary Works 36
What this shows Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads Indiana chemical count. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #9. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.
Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.0% off-site transfers) across 98 chemicals · 32 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC and US Ecology Idaho Inc..
Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC in the Hazardous Waste sector extract
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC reports the 21st-largest volume, placing it in the top 8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Indiana include Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC and US Ecology Idaho Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC's total reported releases fell from 3.0 million lb in 2022 to 2.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC's air releases rose from 11.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC's chemicals reported rose from 49 in 2022 to 55 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC's off-site transfers fell from 3.0 million lb in 2022 to 2.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
22461.4× more than the comparison
32.7× more 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 Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 14% (2.5M lbs to 2.8M lbs).
Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 14% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.5M lbs | 49 |
| 2020 | 2.0M lbs | 54 |
| 2021 | 1.7M lbs | 69 |
| 2022 | 3.0M lbs | 49 |
| 2023 | 2.8M lbs | 55 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 32 of 98 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Kemira Water Solutions Inc, Electric Coating Technologies LLC D/b/a Material Sciences Co, Hoist Material Handling Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC, US Ecology Idaho Inc., Energysolutions LLC.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC on cumulative reported pounds (11.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (98). Release-pound peers include Boswell Energy Center, Terra Nitrogen L.P. Verdigris Plant, Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC. Chemical-count peers include Chemical Waste Management, US Ecology Texas Inc, Elemental Environmental Solutions 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.
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 Ethylene glycol, Zinc compounds, Urethane, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Kemira Water Solutions Inc. Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for East Chicago, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562211 · Hazardous Waste. 9.2% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Boswell Energy Center (Δ 2.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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