EPA TRI Facility · Food
Elite Spice Inc.
Hanover, MD · Parent: Elite Spice Inc
- Total releases
- 2.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Elite Spice Inc.: how the 3.9K lbs splits
3.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.9K lbs 100.0%
Elite Spice Inc.'s 3.9K 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: Propylene oxide.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Elite Spice Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hanover, MD, in the food sector. It reported 911 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 2.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 12,165 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Maryland's 152 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Elite Spice Inc. is pounds #59 and chemical-count #60 at 2.9K lbs. Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility leads reported pounds (9.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #37). Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex leads chemical count at 27 chemicals (560.1K lbs, pounds #9). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp; Precoat Metals; Northrop Grumman Systems Corp; Wm. T. Burnett & Co.. Similar-scale Food peers outside Maryland: Frito-Lay Inc; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Symrise Inc; Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. Other Elite Spice Inc sites in this extract: Elite Spice Inc.; Trademark; Elite Spice Inc.; Elite Spice Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Propylene oxide; Ethylene oxide; Ethylene glycol.
Elite Spice Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.9K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Frito-Lay Inc and Saputo Cheese USA Inc..
Elite Spice Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.9K lbs Top 47% higher than 53% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Elite Spice Inc.: Propylene oxide-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Elite Spice Inc. reports the 1,088th-largest volume (2.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Propylene oxide alone is 78.0% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Maryland include Frito-Lay Inc and Saputo Cheese USA Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Elite Spice Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Propylene oxide at 78.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Elite Spice Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 833 lb in 2022 to 811 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Elite Spice Inc.'s air releases fell from 833 lb in 2022 to 811 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Elite Spice Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Elite Spice Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 133% (391 lbs to 911 lbs).
Elite Spice Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Elite Spice Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 133% 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: Propylene oxide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 391 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 447 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 464 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 833 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 811 lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 911 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Propylene oxide | 3.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene oxide | 848 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Elite Spice Inc. · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Maryland - including Northrop Grumman Systems Corp, Precoat Metals, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Maryland - e.g. Frito-Lay Inc, Saputo Cheese USA Inc., Symrise Inc.
Compare beyond Maryland
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Elite Spice Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (2.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Aichi Forge USA Inc, Stepan Co, Waxahachie - Powder (dr). Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Elite Spice Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Elite Spice Inc., Trademark, Elite Spice 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 Propylene oxide, Ethylene oxide, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. Elite Spice Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Elite Spice Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Propylene oxide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Elite Spice Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hanover, MD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 311942 · Food. 0.0% of Anne Arundel TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aichi Forge USA Inc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Elite Spice Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Propylene oxide. 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