EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Hess Services Inc-North Yard
Hays, KS
- Total releases
- 67.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Hess Services Inc-North Yard: how the 67.6K lbs splits
67.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 67.6K lbs 100.0%
Hess Services Inc-North Yard's 67.6K 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: Styrene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Hess Services Inc-North Yard is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hays, KS, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 17.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 67.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,453 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Hess Services Inc-North Yard is pounds #91 and chemical-count #250 at 67.6K lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Enersys; Championx-Hays; Purefield Ingredients Co-Products Facility; Kbk Industries LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Kansas: Air Products; Flexcon Co Inc.; Elgi Rubber Co LLC; Blue Ridge Paper Products - Waynesville. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Hess Services Inc-North Yard stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 67.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Air Products and Flexcon Co Inc..
Hess Services Inc-North Yard vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
68K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hess Services Inc-North Yard inside Ellis's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Hess Services Inc-North Yard reports the 407th-largest volume (67.6K lbs). This one site accounts for 28.7% of every pound reported in Ellis. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Kansas include Air Products and Flexcon Co Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Ellis's reported pounds (235.7K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hess Services Inc-North Yard's total reported releases rose from 11.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hess Services Inc-North Yard's air releases rose from 11.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hess Services Inc-North Yard Form-R facts
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See how Hess Services Inc-North Yard stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
57% less than the comparison
67% 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 Hess Services Inc-North Yard releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 67.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 66% (10.3K lbs to 17.0K lbs).
Hess Services Inc-North Yard: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Hess Services Inc-North Yard year-over-year reported totals (increased by 66% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 10.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 18.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 11.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 17.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 67.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
Hess Services Inc-North Yard · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hess Services Inc-North Yard
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including Enersys, Championx-Hays, Purefield Ingredients Co-Products Facility, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Air Products, Flexcon Co Inc., Elgi Rubber Co LLC.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hess Services Inc-North Yard on cumulative reported pounds (67.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc, Crown Cork & Seal Co USA Inc., Viking Yacht Co - Mullica. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc City Of Commerce, CA · Chemicals 67.6K lbs reported
- Crown Cork & Seal Co USA Inc. Bowling Green, KY · Fabricated Metals 67.6K lbs reported
- Viking Yacht Co - Mullica Egg Harbor City, NJ · Transportation Equipment 67.6K lbs reported
- Clariant Corp-Mount Holly West Plant Mount Holly, NC · Chemicals 67.6K 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 Styrene; nearby reporters include Enersys. Hess Services Inc-North Yard stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Hess Services Inc-North Yard TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hess Services Inc-North Yard totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hays, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 28.7% of Ellis TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hess Services Inc-North Yard stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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