EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Pure Encapsulations LLC
Sudbury, MA · Parent: Nestle Health Science US
- Total releases
- 15.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Pure Encapsulations LLC: how the 18.9K lbs splits
18.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 18.9K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 3 lbs <0.1%
Pure Encapsulations LLC's 18.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Pure Encapsulations LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sudbury, MA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 15.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,907 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Massachusetts's 373 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Pure Encapsulations LLC is pounds #120 and chemical-count #278 at 15.0K lbs. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds (2.5M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Astro Chemicals Inc leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (5.9K lbs, pounds #154). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sanofi Genzyme Framingham Manufacturing; Usag Natick Ssc; Safety-Kleen Systems Marlborough (mrb); Nyacol Nanotechnologies Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Massachusetts: Apollo Colors Inc.; Solvay USA Inc; Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC; Iatric Manufacturing Solutions LLC. Other Nestle Health Science US sites in this extract: Nhs U.S. LLC; Nhs U.S. LLC; Nhs U.S. LLC; Nhs US LLC DBA Solgar. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Compare Pure Encapsulations LLC with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Sanofi Genzyme Framingham Manufacturing Framingham · 14.2K lbs
- Usag Natick Ssc Natick · 3 lbs
- Safety-Kleen Systems Marlborough (mrb) Marlborough · 116 lbs
- Nyacol Nanotechnologies Inc Ashland · 354.6K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Apollo Colors Inc. (IL) · Solvay USA Inc (CA) · Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC (TX)
Pure Encapsulations LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Apollo Colors Inc. and Solvay USA Inc.
Pure Encapsulations LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pure Encapsulations LLC: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Pure Encapsulations LLC reports the 1,873rd-largest volume (15.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Apollo Colors Inc. and Solvay USA Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pure Encapsulations LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pure Encapsulations LLC's total reported releases fell from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pure Encapsulations LLC's off-site transfers fell from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pure Encapsulations LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pure Encapsulations LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 115% (1.8K lbs to 3.8K lbs).
Pure Encapsulations LLC: 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 Pure Encapsulations LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 115% 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 | 1.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 2.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 3.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 18.9K lbs | - |
Pure Encapsulations LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Sanofi Genzyme Framingham Manufacturing, Usag Natick Ssc, Safety-Kleen Systems Marlborough (mrb), ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pure Encapsulations LLC on cumulative reported pounds (15.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Apollo Colors Inc., Assa Abloy Access & Egress Hardware Group - Corbin Russwin, US Naval Submarine Base San Diego. 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.
- Apollo Colors Inc. Rockdale, IL · Chemicals 15.0K lbs reported
- Assa Abloy Access & Egress Hardware Group - Corbin Russwin Berlin, CT · Fabricated Metals 15.0K lbs reported
- US Naval Submarine Base San Diego San Diego, CA · Other 15.0K lbs reported
- Schwan Food Co - Pasadena Plant Pasadena, TX · Food 15.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Nestle Health Science US Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nhs U.S. LLC, Nhs U.S. LLC, Nhs U.S. 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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Sanofi Genzyme Framingham Manufacturing. Pure Encapsulations LLC 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.
Use and verify this record
This Pure Encapsulations LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pure Encapsulations LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sudbury, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325411 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Apollo Colors Inc. (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pure Encapsulations LLC 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