EPA TRI Facility · Furniture
Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations
Waterloo, IA · Parent: Masterbrand Inc
- Total releases
- 227.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations: how the 227.2K lbs splits
227.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 227.2K lbs 100.0%
Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations's 227.2K 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waterloo, IA, in the furniture sector. It reported 23.9K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 227.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,016 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations is pounds #77 and chemical-count #125 at 227.2K lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hydrite Chemical Co.; Kent Nutrition Group Inc; Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc-Waterloo; Advanced Heat Treat Corp.. Similar-scale Furniture peers outside Iowa: Showplace Wood Products; Hon Co; Tru-Wood Cabinet Co LLC; Grandview Products. Other Masterbrand Inc sites in this extract: Masterbrand Cabinets Llc-Decora; Masterbrand Cabinets LLC; Masterbrand Cabinets Llc-Grants Pass Operations; Masterbrand Cabinets Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; n-Butyl alcohol.
Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 227.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Showplace Wood Products and Hon Co.
Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
227K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 185 Furniture facilities in this database, Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations reports the 29th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 65.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Showplace Wood Products and Hon Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 65.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations's total reported releases fell from 35.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations's air releases fell from 35.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
25.8× more than the comparison
44% 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 Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 227.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 59% (57.9K lbs to 23.9K lbs).
Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations: 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 Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 59% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 57.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 60.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 49.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 35.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 23.9K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 147.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 34.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 23.7K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 16.7K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 4.3K lbs | - |
Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Hydrite Chemical Co., Kent Nutrition Group Inc, Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc-Waterloo, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Furniture Facilities
Other Furniture facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Showplace Wood Products, Hon Co, Tru-Wood Cabinet Co LLC.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations on cumulative reported pounds (227.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Anna E, US Tsubaki Automotive LLC, Avery Dennison Fasson Roll Na. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Anna E Anna, OH · Transportation Equipment 227.2K lbs reported
- US Tsubaki Automotive LLC Chicopee, MA · Machinery 227.1K lbs reported
- Avery Dennison Fasson Roll Na Painesville, OH · Paper 227.4K lbs reported
- Avon Lake Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC Avon Lake, OH · Electric Utilities 227.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Masterbrand Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Masterbrand Cabinets Llc-Decora, Masterbrand Cabinets LLC, Masterbrand Cabinets Llc-Grants Pass Operations.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Hydrite Chemical Co.. Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waterloo, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 337110 · Furniture. 10.0% of Black Hawk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Anna E (Δ 21 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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