EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Real Alloy Recycling LLC
Coldwater, MI · Parent: Real Alloy Holding Co LLC
- Total releases
- 2.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Real Alloy Recycling LLC: how the 2.0M lbs splits
2.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.8M lbs 90.8%
- Air Releases 186.5K lbs 9.2%
Real Alloy Recycling LLC's 2.0M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 90.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust).
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 TRACE-CARC
Real Alloy Recycling LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Coldwater, MI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 464.9K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 2.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 852 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. Real Alloy Recycling LLC is pounds #23 and chemical-count #64 at 2.0M lbs. 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Real Alloy Specification LLC; Darling Ingredients Inc; Elmet Technologies; Sekisui Voltek LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Michigan: Alton Steel Inc; Aluminum Recovery Technology Inc; Pmx Industries Inc; Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility. Other Real Alloy Holding Co LLC sites in this extract: Real Alloy Specification LLC; Real Alloy Specification LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Copper compounds; Zinc compounds.
Real Alloy Recycling LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (90.8% off-site transfers) across 11 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Alton Steel Inc and Aluminum Recovery Technology Inc.
Real Alloy Recycling LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Real Alloy Recycling LLC inside Branch's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Real Alloy Recycling LLC reports the 104th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 67.0% of every pound reported in Branch. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Aluminum (fume or dust) alone is 96.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Alton Steel Inc and Aluminum Recovery Technology Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Branch's reported pounds (3.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Real Alloy Recycling LLC's total reported releases rose from 391.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 464.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Real Alloy Recycling LLC's off-site transfers rose from 338.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 410.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Real Alloy Recycling LLC's chemicals reported rose from 7 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Real Alloy Recycling LLC's air releases rose from 52.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 54.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Real Alloy Recycling LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Real Alloy Recycling LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (484.7K lbs to 464.9K lbs).
Real Alloy Recycling LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Real Alloy Recycling LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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: Aluminum (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 484.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 333.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 354.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 391.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 464.9K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 2.0M lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 23.3K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 17.4K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 16.5K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 11.9K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 448 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 329 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 213 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 175 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 165 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 6 lbs | Carcinogen |
Real Alloy Recycling LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Real Alloy Recycling LLC on cumulative reported pounds (2.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Dairyland Power Cooperative - Alma Site, South Dakota Soybean Processors, Synthomer Jefferson Hills LLC. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Real Alloy Holding Co LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Real Alloy Specification LLC, Real Alloy Specification 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 Aluminum (fume or dust), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Copper compounds, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Real Alloy Specification LLC. Real Alloy Recycling LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Real Alloy Recycling LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Real Alloy Recycling LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Coldwater, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331314 · Primary Metals. 67.0% of Branch TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dairyland Power Cooperative - Alma Site (Δ 613 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Real Alloy Recycling LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Aluminum (fume or dust). 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