EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals

Tom's of Maine Inc

Sanford, ME · Parent: Colgate-Palmolive Co

Total releases
3.5K lbs
Chemicals reported
1
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Tom's of Maine Inc: how the 4.4K lbs splits

4.4K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 4.4K lbs 100.0%
  • Air Releases 1 lbs <0.1%

Tom's of Maine Inc's 4.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

Tom's of Maine Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sanford, ME, in the chemicals sector. It reported 856 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 3.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 11,820 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. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Gvs N.a.; Expanded Rubber Products Inc; Polyvantis Sanford LLC; Pratt & Whitney. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Maine: Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC; Innovative Chemical Technologies Inc; Flocryl LLC - Acrylamide Plant; Skw Quab Chemicals. Other Colgate-Palmolive Co sites in this extract: Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant; Colgate Palmolive Co; Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc; Colgate Palmolive Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.

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Tom's of Maine Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC and Innovative Chemical Technologies Inc.

#11,820 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Tom's of Maine Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

3.5K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Tom's of Maine Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Tom's of Maine Inc reports the 2,449th-largest volume (3.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Maine include Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC and Innovative Chemical Technologies Inc.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Tom's of Maine Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Tom's of Maine Inc's total reported releases fell from 487 lb in 2022 to 186 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Tom's of Maine Inc's off-site transfers fell from 487 lb in 2022 to 186 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Tom's of Maine Inc Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
LIGHT volume
3.5K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
1
Lead chemical
Zinc compounds

Compare this facility

See how Tom's of Maine Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Tom's of Maine Inc
3.5K lbs
Gvs N.a.
31.2K lbs

89% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Tom's of Maine Inc
1
Gvs N.a.
1

About the same as 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 Tom's of Maine Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.4K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 4.4K lbs (100.0%)
Air Releases 1 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 68% (2.7K lbs to 856 lbs).

Tom's of Maine Inc: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows Tom's of Maine Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 68% 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: Zinc compounds.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 2.7K lbs 1
2020 92 lbs 1
2021 104 lbs 1
2022 487 lbs 1
2023 186 lbs 1
2024 856 lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Zinc compounds 4.4K lbs -

Tom's of Maine Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site

Sanford, ME
43.4067, -70.7000
County TRI context
York · 1.9% of county pounds
Parent company
Colgate-Palmolive Co

Compare beyond Maine

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tom's of Maine Inc on cumulative reported pounds (3.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Cardinal Fg, Specialty Materials Inc., Rohm & Haas Chemicals 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.

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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Gvs N.a.. Tom's of Maine Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Tom's of Maine Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Tom's of Maine Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sanford, ME, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325611 · Chemicals. 1.9% of York TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cardinal Fg (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Tom's of Maine Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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