EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Shelter Works
Saint Louis, MO
- Total releases
- 58.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Shelter Works: how the 58.7K lbs splits
58.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 58.7K lbs 100.0%
Shelter Works'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: Styrene.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Shelter Works is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint Louis, MO, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 11.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 58.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,769 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Shelter Works is pounds #141 and chemical-count #283 at 58.7K lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Schaeffer Manufacturing; Anheuser-Busch LLC; Sigma-Aldrich Manufacturing LLC; J D Streett & Co Inc. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Missouri: Hexpol Compounding Burton Rubber Processing; Aristech Surfaces LLC; Toyo Automotive Parts (usa) Inc; Cpca Manufacturing LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Methyl methacrylate.
Shelter Works stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. 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 Hexpol Compounding Burton Rubber Processing and Aristech Surfaces LLC.
Shelter Works 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
Shelter Works: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Shelter Works reports the 443rd-largest volume (58.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 87.9% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 87.9% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Missouri include Hexpol Compounding Burton Rubber Processing and Aristech Surfaces LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Shelter Works's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 87.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Shelter Works's total reported releases fell from 16.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shelter Works's air releases fell from 16.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Shelter Works Form-R facts
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See how Shelter Works stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
59% less than the comparison
86% less 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 Shelter Works releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 58.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 655% (1.5K lbs to 11.3K lbs).
Shelter Works: 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 Shelter Works year-over-year reported totals (increased by 655% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 14.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 14.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 16.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 11.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 51.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 7.1K lbs | - |
Shelter Works · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Shelter Works
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Schaeffer Manufacturing, Anheuser-Busch LLC, Sigma-Aldrich Manufacturing LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 490 other reporting facilities in Missouri.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Hexpol Compounding Burton Rubber Processing, Aristech Surfaces LLC, Toyo Automotive Parts (usa) Inc.
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Shelter Works on cumulative reported pounds (58.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Plato Woodwork Inc, Paragon Industries Inc, Si Group Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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).
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 Styrene, Methyl methacrylate; nearby reporters include Schaeffer Manufacturing. Shelter Works 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 Shelter Works TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Shelter Works totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint Louis, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 1.0% of St Louis (city) TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Plato Woodwork Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Shelter Works stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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