EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Chardon Custom Polymers
Chardon, OH
- Total releases
- 14.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Chardon Custom Polymers: how the 14.4K lbs splits
14.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 13.2K lbs 91.6%
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 7.8%
- Water Discharges 94 lbs 0.7%
Chardon Custom Polymers's 14.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 91.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.8%. 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Chardon Custom Polymers is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chardon, OH, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 2.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 14.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,983 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. Chardon Custom Polymers is pounds #607 and chemical-count #364 at 14.4K 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: Nof Metal Coatings N.a.; Solon Manufacturing Co; De Nora Tech Inc Chardon Manufacturing Facility; Lanxess Corp Plant 2. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Ohio: Casting Creations Inc DBA Aztec Industries; Sr Smith LLC; Hubbell Lenoir City Rocky Mount; Lpi Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; Certain glycol ethers; Lead compounds.
Chardon Custom Polymers stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (91.6% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Casting Creations Inc DBA Aztec Industries and Sr Smith LLC.
Chardon Custom Polymers vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chardon Custom Polymers: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Chardon Custom Polymers reports the 743rd-largest volume (14.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 79.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Casting Creations Inc DBA Aztec Industries and Sr Smith LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chardon Custom Polymers's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 79.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chardon Custom Polymers's total reported releases fell from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chardon Custom Polymers's air releases fell from 573 lb in 2022 to 3 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chardon Custom Polymers's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chardon Custom Polymers's off-site transfers fell from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chardon Custom Polymers Form-R facts
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See how Chardon Custom Polymers stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
44% less than the comparison
2.5× more 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 Chardon Custom Polymers releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 23% (2.8K lbs to 2.1K lbs).
Chardon Custom Polymers: 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 Chardon Custom Polymers year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 23% 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 | 2.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 2.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 3.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.1K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 11.4K lbs | - |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 403 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 209 lbs | - |
Chardon Custom Polymers · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chardon Custom Polymers
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Nof Metal Coatings N.a., Solon Manufacturing Co, De Nora Tech Inc Chardon Manufacturing Facility, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Casting Creations Inc DBA Aztec Industries, Sr Smith LLC, Hubbell Lenoir City Rocky Mount.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chardon Custom Polymers on cumulative reported pounds (14.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co, Otics USA, Jeld-Wen. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
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 Zinc compounds, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Certain glycol ethers, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Nof Metal Coatings N.a.. Chardon Custom Polymers stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Chardon Custom Polymers TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chardon Custom Polymers totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chardon, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326291 · Plastics and Rubber. 2.6% of Geauga TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chardon Custom Polymers stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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