EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Dupont Yerkes Plant
Buffalo, NY · Parent: Dupont de Nemours Inc
- Total releases
- 690.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Dupont Yerkes Plant: how the 820.1K lbs splits
820.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 806.3K lbs 98.3%
- Off-site Transfers 13.8K lbs 1.7%
- Water Discharges 63 lbs <0.1%
Dupont Yerkes Plant's 820.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methyl methacrylate.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Dupont Yerkes Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Buffalo, NY, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 130.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 690.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,620 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. Dupont Yerkes Plant is pounds #28 and chemical-count #148 at 690.0K 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: Gm Powertrain Tonawanda; Sumitomo Rubber USA LLC; Evonik Active Oxygens LLC; 3M Co - Tonawanda. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside New York: Patrick Industries Inc,dba Baymont Inc Belmont Facility; Franklin-Bay LLC; Latham Pool Products Inc-Ca; Nov Fiber Glass Systems - Containment Solutions. Other Dupont de Nemours Inc sites in this extract: Dupont Pontchartrain Works; Dupont Specialty Products USA LLC - Spruance Plant; Filmtec Corp; Dupont Circleville Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methyl methacrylate; Vinyl fluoride; Zinc compounds; Butyl acrylate.
Dupont Yerkes Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.3% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 690.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Patrick Industries Inc,dba Baymont Inc Belmont Facility and Franklin-Bay LLC.
Dupont Yerkes Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
690K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dupont Yerkes Plant: Methyl methacrylate-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Dupont Yerkes Plant reports the 60th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methyl methacrylate alone is 92.2% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Patrick Industries Inc,dba Baymont Inc Belmont Facility and Franklin-Bay LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Dupont Yerkes Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Methyl methacrylate at 92.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Dupont Yerkes Plant's total reported releases fell from 136.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 131.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dupont Yerkes Plant's off-site transfers fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 612 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dupont Yerkes Plant's air releases fell from 134.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 130.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dupont Yerkes Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Dupont Yerkes Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 820.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 13% (149.7K lbs to 130.2K lbs).
Dupont Yerkes Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Dupont Yerkes Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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: Methyl methacrylate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 149.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 130.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 143.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 136.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 131.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 130.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methyl methacrylate | 756.5K lbs | - |
| Vinyl fluoride | 59.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 4.3K lbs | - |
| Butyl acrylate | 257 lbs | - |
Dupont Yerkes Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dupont Yerkes Plant
Closest other reporters in New York - including Gm Powertrain Tonawanda, Sumitomo Rubber USA LLC, Evonik Active Oxygens LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Patrick Industries Inc,dba Baymont Inc Belmont Facility, Franklin-Bay LLC, Latham Pool Products Inc-Ca.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dupont Yerkes Plant on cumulative reported pounds (690.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Select Chemistry - Midland, Metalx Aluminum Conversions, Solvay USA LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Dupont de Nemours Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Dupont Pontchartrain Works, Dupont Specialty Products USA LLC - Spruance Plant, Filmtec 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 Methyl methacrylate, Vinyl fluoride, Zinc compounds, Butyl acrylate; nearby reporters include Gm Powertrain Tonawanda. Dupont Yerkes Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Dupont Yerkes Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methyl methacrylate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Dupont Yerkes Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Buffalo, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 326113 · Plastics and Rubber. 14.2% of Erie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Metal Container Corp-Newburgh Can Plant (Δ 1.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dupont Yerkes Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methyl methacrylate. 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