EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Real Alloy Recycling LLC
Morgantown, KY · Parent: Real Alloy Holding LLC
- Total releases
- 3.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Real Alloy Recycling LLC: how the 3.9M lbs splits
3.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 3.3M lbs 83.3%
- Air Releases 471.9K lbs 12.0%
- Off-site Transfers 188.6K lbs 4.8%
- Water Discharges 377 lbs <0.1%
Real Alloy Recycling LLC's 3.9M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 83.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 12.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust).
HEAVY volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Real Alloy Recycling LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Morgantown, KY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.1M lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 3.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 515 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. Real Alloy Recycling LLC is pounds #12 and chemical-count #76 at 3.9M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant; Daicel Safety Systems Americas Inc; Neo Industries (kentucky) Inc.; McHenry Brass Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Kentucky: Optimus Steel LLC; McWane Ductile-New Jersey; Clarios LLC; US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC. Other Real Alloy Holding LLC sites in this extract: Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Imsamet of Arizona; Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Real Alloy Recycling LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Copper And Copper Compounds; Lead compounds.
Real Alloy Recycling LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (83.3% land disposal) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Optimus Steel LLC and McWane Ductile-New Jersey.
Real Alloy Recycling LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.9M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Real Alloy Recycling LLC inside Butler's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Real Alloy Recycling LLC reports the 69th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Butler. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Aluminum (fume or dust) alone is 96.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Optimus Steel LLC and McWane Ductile-New Jersey.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Butler's reported pounds (3.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Real Alloy Recycling LLC's total reported releases rose from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Real Alloy Recycling LLC's off-site transfers fell from 77.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 56.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Real Alloy Recycling LLC's air releases fell from 118.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 98.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Real Alloy Recycling LLC's land releases rose from 897.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 983.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Real Alloy Recycling LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Real Alloy Recycling LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 98% (576.1K lbs to 1.1M lbs).
Real Alloy Recycling LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Real Alloy Recycling LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 98% 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: Aluminum (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 576.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 500.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 639.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 1.1M lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 1.1M lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 3.8M lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 110.6K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 13.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 10.3K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Real Alloy Recycling LLC · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Real Alloy Recycling LLC
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant, Daicel Safety Systems Americas Inc, Neo Industries (kentucky) Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Optimus Steel LLC, McWane Ductile-New Jersey, Clarios LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Real Alloy Recycling LLC on cumulative reported pounds (3.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Optimus Steel LLC, Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant, Ameren Missouri Sioux Energy Center. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Optimus Steel LLC Vidor, TX · Primary Metals 4.0M lbs reported
- Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant Alvin, TX · Chemicals 3.9M lbs reported
- Ameren Missouri Sioux Energy Center West Alton, MO · Electric Utilities 3.9M lbs reported
- International Paper- New Bern Mill Vanceboro, NC · Paper 4.0M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Real Alloy Holding LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Real Alloy Recycling LLC, Imsamet of Arizona, Real Alloy Recycling LLC.
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 Aluminum (fume or dust), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Copper And Copper Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant. Real Alloy Recycling LLC stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Real Alloy Recycling LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Real Alloy Recycling LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Morgantown, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331314 · Primary Metals. 100% of Butler TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill (Δ 8.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Real Alloy Recycling LLC stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum (fume or dust). 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