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.
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.
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
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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
- 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
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tom's of Maine Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.4K lbs.
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
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
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.
| 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
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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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Cardinal Fg Spring Hill, KS · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 3.5K lbs reported
- Specialty Materials Inc. Lowell, MA · Transportation Equipment 3.5K lbs reported
- Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC Charlotte, NC · Chemicals 3.5K lbs reported
- Innovative Chemical Technologies Inc Cartersville, GA · Chemicals 3.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Colgate-Palmolive Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant, Colgate Palmolive Co, Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc.
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