EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Zimmer Biomet Inc.
Warsaw, IN · Parent: Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 14.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Zimmer Biomet Inc.: how the 14.0K lbs splits
14.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 12.7K lbs 90.8%
- Air Releases 1.3K lbs 9.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Zimmer Biomet Inc.'s 14.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 90.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Zimmer Biomet Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Warsaw, IN, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 13.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 14.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,052 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. Zimmer Biomet Inc. is pounds #421 and chemical-count #399 at 14.0K 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: Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services; Front Line Manufacturing; Dalton Corp Warsaw Manufacturing Facility; Front Line Manufacturing Warsaw. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Indiana: Alcon Laboratories Inc-Johns Creek Manufacturing; Gentex Optics Inc; Ykk (usa) Inc. National Manufacturing Center; Leachgarner. Other Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Zimmer Biomet; Zimmer Manufacturing B.v.; Zimmer Biomet. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Chromium; Cobalt.
Zimmer Biomet Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (90.8% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Alcon Laboratories Inc-Johns Creek Manufacturing and Gentex Optics Inc.
Zimmer Biomet Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Zimmer Biomet Inc.: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Zimmer Biomet Inc. reports the 101st-largest volume (14.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 95.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Alcon Laboratories Inc-Johns Creek Manufacturing and Gentex Optics Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Zimmer Biomet Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 95.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Zimmer Biomet Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 315 lb in 2022 to 13.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Zimmer Biomet Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 257 lb in 2022 to 12.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Zimmer Biomet Inc.'s air releases rose from 59 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Zimmer Biomet Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Zimmer Biomet Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Zimmer Biomet Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 14597% (91 lbs to 13.4K lbs).
Zimmer Biomet Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Zimmer Biomet Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 14597% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 91 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 88 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 102 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 315 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 13.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 13.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 459 lbs | - |
| Cobalt | 198 lbs | Carcinogen |
Zimmer Biomet Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Zimmer Biomet Inc.
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services, Front Line Manufacturing, Dalton Corp Warsaw Manufacturing Facility, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Alcon Laboratories Inc-Johns Creek Manufacturing, Gentex Optics Inc, Ykk (usa) Inc. National Manufacturing Center.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Zimmer Biomet Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (14.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Par Montana Spokane Terminal, Florida Tile Inc, Miller Waste Mills (dba Rtp Co.). Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Par Montana Spokane Terminal Spokane, WA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 14.0K lbs reported
- Florida Tile Inc Lawrenceburg, KY · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 14.0K lbs reported
- Miller Waste Mills (dba Rtp Co.) Winona, MN · Chemicals 14.0K lbs reported
- Independent Can Co Belcamp, MD · Fabricated Metals 14.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Zimmer Biomet, Zimmer Manufacturing B.v., Zimmer Biomet.
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 Nitric acid, Chromium, Cobalt; nearby reporters include Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services. Zimmer Biomet Inc. stamps LIGHT 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 Zimmer Biomet Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Zimmer Biomet Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Warsaw, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 339113 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.2% of Kosciusko TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Par Montana Spokane Terminal (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Zimmer Biomet Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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