EPA TRI Facility · Other
Eq Detroit Inc
Detroit, MI · Parent: Republic Services Inc
- Total releases
- 14.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 71
- Carcinogens
- 22
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Eq Detroit Inc: how the 14.0M lbs splits
14.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 13.9M lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 29.9K lbs 0.2%
Eq Detroit Inc's 14.0M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Eq Detroit Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Detroit, MI, in the other sector. It reported 1.5M lbs of releases across 25 chemicals in 2023, and 14.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 140 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Arco Alloys Corp; General Motors Gm Va Factory Zero Assembly Plant; Ajax Metal Processing Inc; Euclid Manufacturing Co. Inc.. Similar-scale Other peers outside Michigan: US Navy Psns & Imf - Bremerton Site & Naval Base Kitsap; Entech Inc; Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center; US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant. Other Republic Services Inc sites in this extract: US Ecology Nevada Inc.; US Ecology Texas Inc; Envirite of Ohio Inc; US Ecology Idaho Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Certain glycol ethers.
In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking
Michigan TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=791)
- Eq Detroit Inc
- Cleveland-Cliffs Ste... 17
What this shows Eq Detroit Inc leads Michigan chemical count. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #27. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.
Eq Detroit Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 71 chemicals · 22 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Navy Psns & Imf - Bremerton Site & Naval Base Kitsap and Entech Inc.
Eq Detroit Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Eq Detroit Inc in the Other sector extract
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, Eq Detroit Inc reports the 3rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Michigan include US Navy Psns & Imf - Bremerton Site & Naval Base Kitsap and Entech Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Eq Detroit Inc's total reported releases fell from 2.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eq Detroit Inc's air releases fell from 553 lb in 2022 to 343 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eq Detroit Inc's chemicals reported fell from 36 in 2022 to 25 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eq Detroit Inc's off-site transfers fell from 2.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Eq Detroit Inc Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Eq Detroit Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
9901.2× more than the comparison
35.5× more than 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 Eq Detroit Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 62% (4.1M lbs to 1.5M lbs).
Eq Detroit Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Eq Detroit Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 62% from 2019 to 2023). 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 | 4.1M lbs | 38 |
| 2020 | 3.2M lbs | 39 |
| 2021 | 3.0M lbs | 36 |
| 2022 | 2.1M lbs | 36 |
| 2023 | 1.5M lbs | 25 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 22 of 71 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Eq Detroit Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Eq Detroit Inc
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Arco Alloys Corp, General Motors Gm Va Factory Zero Assembly Plant, Ajax Metal Processing Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 790 other reporting facilities in Michigan.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. US Navy Psns & Imf - Bremerton Site & Naval Base Kitsap, Entech Inc, Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Eq Detroit Inc on cumulative reported pounds (14.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (71). Release-pound peers include International Paper, Oak Grove Steam Electric Station, Springerville Generating Station. Chemical-count peers include 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility, Reworld Tron Corp, Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant. 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.
- International Paper Prattville, AL · Paper 13.9M lbs reported
- Oak Grove Steam Electric Station Franklin, TX · Electric Utilities 13.8M lbs reported
- Springerville Generating Station Springerville, AZ · Electric Utilities 13.7M lbs reported
- American Electric Power Amos Plant Winfield, WV · Electric Utilities 14.3M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility Cottage Grove, MN · Chemicals 72 chemicals
- Reworld Tron Corp Avon, OH · Hazardous Waste 68 chemicals
- Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant Greencastle, IN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 68 chemicals
- Eco-Services Operations Baton Rouge, LA · Chemicals 68 chemicals
Other Republic Services Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including US Ecology Nevada Inc., US Ecology Texas Inc, Envirite of Ohio 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, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Arco Alloys Corp. Eq Detroit Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Eq Detroit Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Eq Detroit Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Detroit, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562998 · Other. 10.9% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: International Paper (Δ 66.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Eq Detroit Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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