EPA TRI Facility · Furniture
Plato Woodwork Inc
Plato, MN
- Total releases
- 58.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Plato Woodwork Inc: how the 58.7K lbs splits
58.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 58.7K lbs 100.0%
Plato Woodwork Inc's 58.7K 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Plato Woodwork Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Plato, MN, in the furniture sector. It reported 10.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 58.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,768 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Plato Woodwork Inc is pounds #127 and chemical-count #344 at 58.7K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bongards' Creameries; Scott Equipment Co; Awi Manufacturing Inc; Manus Products Inc.. Similar-scale Furniture peers outside Minnesota: Steel King Industries Inc; Candlelight Cabinetry Opco LLC; Conestoga Kenly Plant & Sprayroom; Bay View Industries. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
Plato Woodwork Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 58.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Steel King Industries Inc and Candlelight Cabinetry Opco LLC.
Plato Woodwork Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
59K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Plato Woodwork Inc: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 185 Furniture facilities in this database, Plato Woodwork Inc reports the 64th-largest volume (58.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Steel King Industries Inc and Candlelight Cabinetry Opco LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Plato Woodwork Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Plato Woodwork Inc's total reported releases fell from 13.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plato Woodwork Inc's air releases fell from 13.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Plato Woodwork Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Plato Woodwork Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 58.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 16% (12.3K lbs to 10.3K lbs).
Plato Woodwork Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Plato Woodwork Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 16% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 11.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 11.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 13.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 10.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 58.7K lbs | - |
Plato Woodwork Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Plato Woodwork Inc
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Bongards' Creameries, Scott Equipment Co, Awi Manufacturing Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Furniture Facilities
Other Furniture facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Steel King Industries Inc, Candlelight Cabinetry Opco LLC, Conestoga Kenly Plant & Sprayroom.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Plato Woodwork Inc on cumulative reported pounds (58.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Shelter Works, Paragon Industries Inc, Si Group Inc. 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.
Similar chemical count
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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 Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Bongards' Creameries. Plato Woodwork Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Plato Woodwork Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Plato Woodwork Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Plato, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 337110 · Furniture. 4.7% of Mcleod TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Shelter Works (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Plato Woodwork Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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