EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility
Peekskill, NY · Parent: Sun Chemical Corp
- Total releases
- 98.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility: how the 122.1K lbs splits
122.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 97.1K lbs 79.5%
- Air Releases 25.1K lbs 20.5%
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility's 122.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 79.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 20.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Peekskill, NY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 23.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 98.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 4,623 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility is pounds #96 and chemical-count #113 at 98.4K lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant; Certainteed Gypsum Buchanan LLC; U.S. Army National Guard Camp Smith Training Site Ranges; Bowline Generating Station. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New York: Verdant Energy Solutions - Liberty; Valero Bluffton Plant; Raven Plant; Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant. Other Sun Chemical Corp sites in this extract: Sun Cosmetics LLC; Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant; Sun Chemical Corp; Sun Chemical Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Nitric acid; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Compare Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility with
Nearest reporters in New York
- Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant Buchanan · 19 lbs
- Certainteed Gypsum Buchanan LLC Buchanan · 41 lbs
- U.S. Army National Guard Camp Smith Training Site Ranges Cortlandt Manor · 29.3K lbs
- Bowline Generating Station West Haverstraw · 137.0K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Verdant Energy Solutions - Liberty (TX) · Valero Bluffton Plant (IN) · Raven Plant (TX)
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (79.5% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 98.4K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Verdant Energy Solutions - Liberty and Valero Bluffton Plant.
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
98K 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
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility inside Westchester's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility reports the 915th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 51.0% of every pound reported in Westchester. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 79.2% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Verdant Energy Solutions - Liberty and Valero Bluffton Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Westchester's reported pounds (193.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility's total reported releases fell from 21.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility's off-site transfers fell from 17.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility's air releases fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility Form-R facts
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See how Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
5072.6× more than the comparison
5.0× more 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 Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 122.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 95% (12.1K lbs to 23.7K lbs).
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility: 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 Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility year-over-year reported totals (increased by 95% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 26.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 21.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 21.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 16.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 23.7K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility
Closest other reporters in New York - including Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant, Certainteed Gypsum Buchanan LLC, U.S. Army National Guard Camp Smith Training Site Ranges, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Verdant Energy Solutions - Liberty, Valero Bluffton Plant, Raven Plant.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility on cumulative reported pounds (98.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Verdant Energy Solutions - Liberty, Darling Ingredients Inc-Winchester Facility, Azz Galvanizing Services-Crowley. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Verdant Energy Solutions - Liberty Liberty, TX · Chemicals 98.4K lbs reported
- Darling Ingredients Inc-Winchester Facility Winchester, VA · Food 98.4K lbs reported
- Azz Galvanizing Services-Crowley Crowley, TX · Fabricated Metals 98.4K lbs reported
- Valero Bluffton Plant Bluffton, IN · Chemicals 98.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Sun Chemical Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sun Cosmetics LLC, Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant, Sun Chemical Corp.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Nitric acid, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant. Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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.
Use and verify this record
This Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Peekskill, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325130 · Chemicals. 51.0% of Westchester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Verdant Energy Solutions - Liberty (Δ 35 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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