EPA TRI Facility · Paper
3M Co - Medina
Medina, OH · Parent: 3M Co
- Total releases
- 39.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
3M Co - Medina: how the 39.3K lbs splits
39.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 37.5K lbs 95.6%
- Off-site Transfers 1.7K lbs 4.4%
3M Co - Medina's 39.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
3M Co - Medina is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Medina, OH, in the paper sector. It reported 7.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 39.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,696 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. 3M Co - Medina is pounds #432 and chemical-count #777 at 39.3K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Carlisle Brake & Friction; Owens Corning - Medina; Bleachtech LLC; Blair Rubber Co. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Ohio: Avery Dennison; Flakeboard America LLC; Graphic Packaging International; Mississippi Polymers Inc. Other 3M Co sites in this extract: 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility; 3M Co - Tonawanda; 3M Co - Little Rock; 3M Co-Hutchinson. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; n-Hexane.
3M Co - Medina stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.6% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 39.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Avery Dennison and Flakeboard America LLC.
3M Co - Medina vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
39K 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
3M Co - Medina: Toluene-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, 3M Co - Medina reports the 210th-largest volume (39.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 94.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Avery Dennison and Flakeboard America LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of 3M Co - Medina's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 94.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- 3M Co - Medina's total reported releases fell from 8.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co - Medina's off-site transfers rose from 312 lb in 2022 to 590 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co - Medina's air releases fell from 7.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3M Co - Medina Form-R facts
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See how 3M Co - Medina stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.4× more than the comparison
33% less 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 3M Co - Medina releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 39.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (7.7K lbs to 7.7K lbs).
3M Co - Medina: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows 3M Co - Medina year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 7.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 8.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 8.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 7.7K lbs | 2 |
3M Co - Medina · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to 3M Co - Medina
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Carlisle Brake & Friction, Owens Corning - Medina, Bleachtech LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Avery Dennison, Flakeboard America LLC, Graphic Packaging International.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3M Co - Medina on cumulative reported pounds (39.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Nebraska Corn Processing LLC, Lightburn Extraction Plant, Phillips 66 Co-Santa Maria Refinery. 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.
- Nebraska Corn Processing LLC Cambridge, NE · Chemicals 39.3K lbs reported
- Lightburn Extraction Plant Jane Lew, WV · Natural Gas Processing 39.3K lbs reported
- Phillips 66 Co-Santa Maria Refinery Arroyo Grande, CA · Petroleum 39.2K lbs reported
- Corning Optical Communications Llc-Hmtc Hickory, NC · Electrical Equipment 39.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other 3M Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility, 3M Co - Tonawanda, 3M Co - Little Rock.
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 Toluene, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Carlisle Brake & Friction. 3M Co - Medina stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 3M Co - Medina TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
3M Co - Medina totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Medina, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322220 · Paper. 1.6% of Medina TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nebraska Corn Processing LLC (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3M Co - Medina stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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