EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Polystar Inc
Stow, OH
- Total releases
- 24.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Polystar Inc: how the 24.2K lbs splits
24.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 18.3K lbs 75.5%
- Off-site Transfers 5.9K lbs 24.5%
Polystar Inc's 24.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 75.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 24.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Polystar Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Stow, OH, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 2.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 24.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,818 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. Polystar Inc is pounds #512 and chemical-count #1026 at 24.2K 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: Hallstar Co Stow; Specialty Metals Processing Inc; Falls Stamping & Welding; Struktol Co of America LLC. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Ohio: Tempur Production USA LLC DBA Mountain Top Foam; Roho West; Ershigs Inc; Trelleborg Coated Systems US Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Polystar Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (75.5% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 24.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tempur Production USA LLC DBA Mountain Top Foam and Roho West.
Polystar Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
24K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Polystar Inc: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Polystar Inc reports the 652nd-largest volume (24.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene 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 Ohio include Tempur Production USA LLC DBA Mountain Top Foam and Roho West.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Polystar Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Polystar Inc's total reported releases fell from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polystar Inc's air releases fell from 3.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polystar Inc's off-site transfers fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 928 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Polystar Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Polystar Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 24.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 75% (7.8K lbs to 2.0K lbs).
Polystar Inc: 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 Polystar Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 75% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 4.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.0K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 24.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
Polystar Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Polystar Inc
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Hallstar Co Stow, Specialty Metals Processing Inc, Falls Stamping & Welding, 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. Tempur Production USA LLC DBA Mountain Top Foam, Roho West, Ershigs Inc.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Polystar Inc on cumulative reported pounds (24.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2, Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant, Vigor Alaska. 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.
- Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 Northlake, IL · Fabricated Metals 24.2K lbs reported
- Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant Rome, GA · Electric Utilities 24.2K lbs reported
- Vigor Alaska Ketchikan, AK · Transportation Equipment 24.2K lbs reported
- Defiance Boats LLC Bremerton, WA · Transportation Equipment 24.2K 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; nearby reporters include Hallstar Co Stow. Polystar 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.
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This Polystar Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Polystar Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Stow, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326130 · Plastics and Rubber. 1.9% of Summit TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Polystar 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