EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Gvs N.a.
Sanford, ME
- Total releases
- 31.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Gvs N.a.: how the 38.5K lbs splits
38.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 37.7K lbs 98.0%
- Off-site Transfers 772 lbs 2.0%
Gvs N.a.'s 38.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Gvs N.a. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sanford, ME, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 7.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 31.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 7,229 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Maine's 81 reporting TRI sites, Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations leads both reported pounds (10.6M lbs) and chemical count (31 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tom's of Maine Inc; Expanded Rubber Products Inc; Polyvantis Sanford LLC; Pratt & Whitney. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Maine: Sr Smith LLC; Warminster Fiberglass LLC; Industrial Composite Systems DBA Industrial Plastic Systems; Oldcastle Infrastructure Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Gvs N.a. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 31.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sr Smith LLC and Warminster Fiberglass LLC.
Gvs N.a. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
31K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gvs N.a.: Methanol-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Gvs N.a. reports the 583rd-largest volume (31.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Maine include Sr Smith LLC and Warminster Fiberglass LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Gvs N.a.'s pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Gvs N.a. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Gvs N.a. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 38.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 13% (8.4K lbs to 7.3K lbs).
Gvs N.a.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Gvs N.a. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 8.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 6.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 8.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 7.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 38.5K lbs | - |
Gvs N.a. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gvs N.a.
Closest other reporters in Maine - including Tom's of Maine Inc, Expanded Rubber Products Inc, Polyvantis Sanford LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Maine - e.g. Sr Smith LLC, Warminster Fiberglass LLC, Industrial Composite Systems DBA Industrial Plastic Systems.
Compare beyond Maine
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gvs N.a. on cumulative reported pounds (31.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Sterling Ethanol LLC, Jtekt Bearings N.a. LLC - Dahlonega Ga., Voestalpine Precision Strip LLC. 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.
- Sterling Ethanol LLC Sterling, CO · Chemicals 31.2K lbs reported
- Jtekt Bearings N.a. LLC - Dahlonega Ga. Dahlonega, GA · Fabricated Metals 31.2K lbs reported
- Voestalpine Precision Strip LLC Pleasant Prairie, WI · Fabricated Metals 31.2K lbs reported
- La Semiconductor Llc. Pocatello, ID · Computers and Electronic Products 31.2K 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 Methanol; nearby reporters include Tom's of Maine Inc. Gvs N.a. stamps LIGHT 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 Gvs N.a. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gvs N.a. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sanford, ME, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 17.1% of York TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sterling Ethanol LLC (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gvs N.a. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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