EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Bando USA Inc
Bowling Green, KY
- Total releases
- 198.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bando USA Inc: how the 198.7K lbs splits
198.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 198.7K lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 5 lbs <0.1%
Bando USA Inc's 198.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Bando USA Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bowling Green, KY, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 198.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 3,251 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bando USA Inc is pounds #94 and chemical-count #261 at 198.7K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lord Corp; Henkel US Operations Corp; Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC; Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Kentucky: Hutchinson Precision Sealing Systems Inc; Fibergrate Composite Structures Inc; Strand Composites Llc.; Technimark LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Zinc compounds.
Bando USA Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 198.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hutchinson Precision Sealing Systems Inc and Fibergrate Composite Structures Inc.
Bando USA Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
199K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bando USA Inc: Toluene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Bando USA Inc reports the 205th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Hutchinson Precision Sealing Systems Inc and Fibergrate Composite Structures Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bando USA Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bando USA Inc's total reported releases fell from 10 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bando USA Inc's air releases fell from 10 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bando USA Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bando USA Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 198.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (126.8K lbs to 0 lbs).
Bando USA Inc: 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 Bando USA Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 126.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 46.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 25.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 10 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 198.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Bando USA Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bando USA Inc
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Lord Corp, Henkel US Operations Corp, Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
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Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bando USA Inc on cumulative reported pounds (198.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Flame Metals Processing Corp, Oxy Vinyls LP Deer Park Caustic, Burlington Generating Station. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Flame Metals Processing Corp Rogers, MN · Fabricated Metals 198.8K lbs reported
- Oxy Vinyls LP Deer Park Caustic Deer Park, TX · Chemicals 198.6K lbs reported
- Burlington Generating Station Burlington, IA · Electric Utilities 198.9K lbs reported
- High Falls Operating Co LLC Rochester, NY · Beverages 198.5K 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 Toluene, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Lord Corp. Bando USA Inc stamps MID volume · AIR 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.
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This Bando USA Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bando USA Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bowling Green, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326220 · Plastics and Rubber. 7.7% of Warren TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Flame Metals Processing Corp (Δ 87 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bando USA Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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