EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Empire Fiberglass Products Inc.
Little Falls, NY
- Total releases
- 36.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Empire Fiberglass Products Inc.: how the 41.7K lbs splits
41.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 41.7K lbs 100.0%
Empire Fiberglass Products Inc.'s 41.7K 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
Empire Fiberglass Products Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Little Falls, NY, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 5.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 36.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 6,868 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. Empire Fiberglass Products Inc. is pounds #140 and chemical-count #267 at 36.4K 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: Feldmeier Equipment Inc; Feldmeier Equipment Inc; North Hudson Woodcraft Corp.; Remington Arms Co LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside New York: Smithers-Oasis Na; Florestone LLC; V & E Components Inc; Mastermold LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Methyl methacrylate.
Empire Fiberglass Products Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 36.4K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Smithers-Oasis Na and Florestone LLC.
Empire Fiberglass Products Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
36K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Empire Fiberglass Products Inc.: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Empire Fiberglass Products Inc. reports the 556th-largest volume (36.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 96.4% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 96.4% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside New York include Smithers-Oasis Na and Florestone LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Empire Fiberglass Products Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 96.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Empire Fiberglass Products Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 6.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Empire Fiberglass Products Inc.'s air releases fell from 6.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Empire Fiberglass Products Inc. 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 Empire Fiberglass Products Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 41.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 40% (8.9K lbs to 5.3K lbs).
Empire Fiberglass Products Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Empire Fiberglass Products Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 40% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 7.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 7.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 6.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 6.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 5.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 40.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 1.5K lbs | - |
Empire Fiberglass Products Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Empire Fiberglass Products Inc.
Closest other reporters in New York - including Feldmeier Equipment Inc, Feldmeier Equipment Inc, North Hudson Woodcraft Corp., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 580 other reporting facilities in New York.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Smithers-Oasis Na, Florestone LLC, V & E Components Inc.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Empire Fiberglass Products Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (36.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Zippo Manufacturing Co, Ykk (u.s.a.) Inc. Snap & Button Products, Taylor-Leiker Gas Plant. 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.
- Zippo Manufacturing Co Bradford, PA · Fabricated Metals 36.4K lbs reported
- Ykk (u.s.a.) Inc. Snap & Button Products Lawrenceburg, KY · Fabricated Metals 36.4K lbs reported
- Taylor-Leiker Gas Plant Midland, TX · Natural Gas Processing 36.4K lbs reported
- Ls Starrett Co Athol, MA · Machinery 36.4K lbs reported
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 Feldmeier Equipment Inc. Empire Fiberglass Products Inc. 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 Empire Fiberglass Products Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Empire Fiberglass Products Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Little Falls, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 19.2% of Herkimer TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Zippo Manufacturing Co (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Empire Fiberglass Products Inc. 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