EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC
Wilson, NC · Parent: Bridgestone Americas Inc
- Total releases
- 274.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC: how the 274.3K lbs splits
274.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 269.9K lbs 98.4%
- Air Releases 3.8K lbs 1.4%
- Water Discharges 653 lbs 0.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC's 274.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wilson, NC, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 268.4K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 274.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,729 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC is pounds #88 and chemical-count #79 at 274.3K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ardagh Glass Inc; Linamar Forging Carolina; Rinker Wilson Pipe; Alliance One N.a. LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside North Carolina: Arizona Environmental Container Corp; Global Composites Inc Plant 1 & 2; Sumiriko Ohio Inc; American Rheinmetall. Other Bridgestone Americas Inc sites in this extract: Firestone Polymers LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Aiken County Off; Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.4% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 274.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Arizona Environmental Container Corp and Global Composites Inc Plant 1 & 2.
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
274K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC reports the 151st-largest volume, placing it in the top 10% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Arizona Environmental Container Corp and Global Composites Inc Plant 1 & 2.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC's total reported releases rose from 696 lb in 2022 to 268.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC's off-site transfers rose from 87 lb in 2022 to 267.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC's air releases rose from 506 lb in 2022 to 724 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC's water releases fell from 103 lb in 2022 to 62 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 274.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 13328% (2.0K lbs to 268.4K lbs).
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 13328% from 2019 to 2023). 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 1.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 696 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 268.4K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 273.9K lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 321 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 44 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 21 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 9 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 3 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 2 lbs | - |
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Ardagh Glass Inc, Linamar Forging Carolina, Rinker Wilson Pipe, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Arizona Environmental Container Corp, Global Composites Inc Plant 1 & 2, Sumiriko Ohio Inc.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC on cumulative reported pounds (274.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Indiana Automotive Fasteners, Hti Inc., Armstrong World Industries Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Indiana Automotive Fasteners Greenfield, IN · Fabricated Metals 274.2K lbs reported
- Hti Inc. Logansport, IN · Fabricated Metals 274.4K lbs reported
- Armstrong World Industries Inc. Pensacola, FL · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 274.5K lbs reported
- US Army National Guard Fort Chaffee Ranges Fort Chaffee, AR · Other 274.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Bridgestone Americas Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Firestone Polymers LLC, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Aiken County Off.
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 Zinc compounds, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Ardagh Glass Inc. Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wilson, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326211 · Plastics and Rubber. 22.1% of Wilson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Indiana Automotive Fasteners (Δ 57 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds. 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