EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Gardner Glass Products Inc.
North Wilkesboro, NC · Parent: Gardner Glass Products Inc
- Total releases
- 3.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Gardner Glass Products Inc.: how the 3.4K lbs splits
3.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.4K lbs 100.0%
Gardner Glass Products Inc.'s 3.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Gardner Glass Products Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in North Wilkesboro, NC, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 27 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 3.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,897 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. Gardner Glass Products Inc. is pounds #382 and chemical-count #584 at 3.4K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tyson Farms Inc.; Jeld-Wen Composites-North Wilkesboro; U.S. Chemical Storage LLC; Plycem USA LLC. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside North Carolina: General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42; Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 18; Virginia Concrete Shirlington Plant; Westlake Royal Roofing - Henderson. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Gardner Glass Products Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 and Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 18.
Gardner Glass Products Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.4K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gardner Glass Products Inc.: Lead-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Gardner Glass Products Inc. reports the 484th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside North Carolina include General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 and Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 18.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Gardner Glass Products Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Gardner Glass Products Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 449 lb in 2022 to 27 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gardner Glass Products Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 449 lb in 2022 to 27 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Gardner Glass 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 Gardner Glass Products Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 98% (1.4K lbs to 27 lbs).
Gardner Glass Products Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Gardner Glass Products Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 98% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 903 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 600 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 449 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 27 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 3.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Gardner Glass Products Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gardner Glass Products Inc.
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Tyson Farms Inc., Jeld-Wen Composites-North Wilkesboro, U.S. Chemical Storage LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42, Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 18, Virginia Concrete Shirlington Plant.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gardner Glass Products Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (3.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42, Louis Berger Atl Fuel Services, Rawac Plating Co. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 Spring City, TN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 3.4K lbs reported
- Louis Berger Atl Fuel Services Atlanta, GA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 3.4K lbs reported
- Rawac Plating Co Springfield, OH · Fabricated Metals 3.4K lbs reported
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Meadow Gold Dairy Greeley, CO · Food 3.4K 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 Lead; nearby reporters include Tyson Farms Inc.. Gardner Glass Products Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Gardner Glass Products Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gardner Glass Products Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for North Wilkesboro, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327215 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.4% of Wilkes TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gardner Glass Products Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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