EPA TRI Facility · Tobacco
Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP
Owensboro, KY · Parent: Swedish Match N.a. Inc
- Total releases
- 530 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP: how the 530 lbs splits
530 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 530 lbs 100.0%
Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP's 530 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: Nicotine and salts.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Owensboro, KY, in the tobacco sector. It reported 4 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 530 lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,714 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. Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP is pounds #330 and chemical-count #391 at 530 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: Hausner Hard-Chrome of Kentucky; Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC; Dart Polymers Inc; Toyotetsu Mid America. Similar-scale Tobacco peers outside Kentucky: Commonwealth Brands Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 530 lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Commonwealth Brands Inc.
Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
530 lbs 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP in the Tobacco sector extract
Among the 28 Tobacco facilities in this database, Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP reports the 28th-largest volume (530 lbs). Scale peers outside Kentucky include Commonwealth Brands Inc.
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
- Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP's total reported releases fell from 42 lb in 2022 to 4 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP's air releases fell from 42 lb in 2022 to 4 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP Form-R facts
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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 Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 530 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases decreased by 99% (454 lbs to 4 lbs).
Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% from 2020 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: Nicotine and salts.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 454 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 30 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 42 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nicotine and salts | 530 lbs | - |
Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Hausner Hard-Chrome of Kentucky, Owensboro Grain Biodiesel LLC, Dart Polymers Inc, ordered by distance.
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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 Nicotine and salts; nearby reporters include Hausner Hard-Chrome of Kentucky. Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP stamps TRACE 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.
Use and verify this record
This Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Nicotine and salts) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Owensboro, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 312230 · Tobacco. 0.0% of Daviess TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Black Butte Coal Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pinkerton Tobacco Co LP stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Nicotine and salts. 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