EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Stryker Orthopaedics
Mahwah, NJ · Parent: Stryker Corp
- Total releases
- 92.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Stryker Orthopaedics: how the 102.5K lbs splits
102.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 102.1K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 420 lbs 0.4%
Stryker Orthopaedics's 102.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Cobalt.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Stryker Orthopaedics is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mahwah, NJ, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 10.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 92.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 4,758 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Jersey's 327 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Stryker Orthopaedics is pounds #49 and chemical-count #115 at 92.1K lbs. Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery leads reported pounds (16.1M lbs) at 39 chemicals (chemical-count #2). US Army Picatinny Arsenal leads chemical count at 42 chemicals (9.0K lbs, pounds #130). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Arrow Shed LLC; Tilcon New Jersey Pompton Lakes Quarry; Zimmer Biomet; Fisher Scientific Co L.l. C.. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside New Jersey: Medtronic Inc; Chem Pruf Door; Federal Mogul Corp; Cdi LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Cobalt; Chromium; Nitric acid.
Stryker Orthopaedics stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 92.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Medtronic Inc and Chem Pruf Door.
Stryker Orthopaedics vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
92K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Stryker Orthopaedics: Cobalt-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Stryker Orthopaedics reports the 37th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Cobalt alone is 67.4% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 67.4% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Medtronic Inc and Chem Pruf Door.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Stryker Orthopaedics's pounds in one chemical - here Cobalt at 67.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Stryker Orthopaedics's total reported releases rose from 13.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Stryker Orthopaedics's off-site transfers rose from 13.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Stryker Orthopaedics Form-R facts
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See how Stryker Orthopaedics stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
11.3× more than the comparison
25% 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 Stryker Orthopaedics releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 102.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 76% (43.5K lbs to 10.3K lbs).
Stryker Orthopaedics: 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 Stryker Orthopaedics year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 76% 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: Cobalt.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 43.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 5.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 9.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 13.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 20.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 10.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Cobalt | 69.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 33.0K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 356 lbs | - |
Stryker Orthopaedics · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Stryker Orthopaedics
Closest other reporters in New Jersey - including Arrow Shed LLC, Tilcon New Jersey Pompton Lakes Quarry, Zimmer Biomet, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Stryker Orthopaedics on cumulative reported pounds (92.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Xetex la Crosse, One Earth Energy LLC, Catalent Pharma Solutions. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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 Cobalt, Chromium, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Arrow Shed LLC. Stryker Orthopaedics stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Stryker Orthopaedics TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Cobalt) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Stryker Orthopaedics totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mahwah, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 339113 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 9.3% of Bergen TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Xetex la Crosse (Δ 36 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Stryker Orthopaedics stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Cobalt. 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