EPA TRI Facility · Leather
Waterloo Processing LLC
Waterloo, IA
- Total releases
- 358.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Waterloo Processing LLC: how the 358.8K lbs splits
358.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 298.3K lbs 83.2%
- Air Releases 60.4K lbs 16.8%
Waterloo Processing LLC's 358.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 83.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 16.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Waterloo Processing LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waterloo, IA, in the leather sector. It reported 60.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 358.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,352 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. Waterloo Processing LLC is pounds #61 and chemical-count #184 at 358.8K 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: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa; John Deere Waterloo Works Tcao; Crown Group Waterloo Plant; John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry. Similar-scale Leather peers outside Iowa: S B Foot Tanning Co; Red Wing Shoe Plant 2; Seidel Tanning Corp; Wickett & Craig of America. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Waterloo Processing LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (83.2% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 358.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include S B Foot Tanning Co and Red Wing Shoe Plant 2.
Waterloo Processing LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
359K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Waterloo Processing LLC in the Leather sector extract
Among the 22 Leather facilities in this database, Waterloo Processing LLC reports the 2nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Iowa include S B Foot Tanning Co and Red Wing Shoe Plant 2.
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
- Waterloo Processing LLC's total reported releases fell from 61.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 60.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Waterloo Processing LLC's air releases fell from 12.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Waterloo Processing LLC's off-site transfers fell from 49.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 49.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Waterloo Processing LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Waterloo Processing LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 358.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 32% (88.5K lbs to 60.3K lbs).
Waterloo Processing LLC: 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 Waterloo Processing LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 32% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 88.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 73.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 74.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 61.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 60.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 174.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 156.2K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 28.1K lbs | - |
Waterloo Processing LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Waterloo Processing LLC
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa, John Deere Waterloo Works Tcao, Crown Group Waterloo Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Leather Facilities
Other Leather facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. S B Foot Tanning Co, Red Wing Shoe Plant 2, Seidel Tanning Corp.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Waterloo Processing LLC on cumulative reported pounds (358.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Able Manufacturing & Assembly LLC, Gentex Corp Automotive Div, Henkel US Operations Corp. 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.
- Able Manufacturing & Assembly LLC Joplin, MO · Transportation Equipment 358.6K lbs reported
- Gentex Corp Automotive Div Zeeland, MI · Transportation Equipment 359.0K lbs reported
- Henkel US Operations Corp Enoree, SC · Chemicals 359.3K lbs reported
- Ceco Door Products Milan, TN · Fabricated Metals 357.6K 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 Ammonia, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa. Waterloo Processing LLC 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 Waterloo Processing LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Waterloo Processing LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waterloo, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 316110 · Leather. 15.8% of Black Hawk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Able Manufacturing & Assembly LLC (Δ 126 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Waterloo Processing LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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