EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Zimmer Biomet
Fair Lawn, NJ · Parent: Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 129 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Zimmer Biomet: how the 155 lbs splits
155 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 155 lbs 100.0%
Zimmer Biomet's 155 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: Cobalt.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Zimmer Biomet is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fair Lawn, NJ, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 26 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 129 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 16,287 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. Zimmer Biomet is pounds #243 and chemical-count #188 at 129 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Fisher Scientific Co L.l. C.; Kirker Enterprises Inc; A. Zerega's Sons Inc.; Fisk Alloy Wire Inc. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside New Jersey: Golden Artist Colors Inc; Conn-Selmer Inc Ludwig Facility; A-Dec Inc.; National Chain Co. Other Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Zimmer Biomet Inc.; Zimmer Manufacturing B.v.; Zimmer Biomet. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Cobalt; Chromium.
Zimmer Biomet stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 129 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Golden Artist Colors Inc and Conn-Selmer Inc Ludwig Facility.
Zimmer Biomet vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
129 lbs 37th percentile higher than 37% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Zimmer Biomet in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing sector extract
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Zimmer Biomet reports the 220th-largest volume (129 lbs). Scale peers outside New Jersey include Golden Artist Colors Inc and Conn-Selmer Inc Ludwig Facility.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Zimmer Biomet Form-R facts
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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 Zimmer Biomet releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 155 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 1% (26 lbs to 26 lbs).
Zimmer Biomet: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Zimmer Biomet year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1% 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 | 26 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 26 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 26 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 26 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 26 lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 26 lbs | 2 |
Zimmer Biomet · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in New Jersey - including Fisher Scientific Co L.l. C., Kirker Enterprises Inc, A. Zerega's Sons Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Jersey - e.g. Golden Artist Colors Inc, Conn-Selmer Inc Ludwig Facility, A-Dec Inc..
Other Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Zimmer Biomet Inc., Zimmer Manufacturing B.v., Zimmer Biomet.
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; nearby reporters include Fisher Scientific Co L.l. C.. Zimmer Biomet stamps TRACE 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.
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This Zimmer Biomet TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Cobalt) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Zimmer Biomet totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fair Lawn, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 339113 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.0% of Bergen TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Golden Artist Colors Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Zimmer Biomet stamps TRACE volume · AIR 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