EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Acton Technologies Inc
Pittston, PA
- Total releases
- 1.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Acton Technologies Inc: how the 1.3K lbs splits
1.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.2K lbs 94.8%
- Off-site Transfers 65 lbs 5.2%
Acton Technologies Inc's 1.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 5.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Acton Technologies Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pittston, PA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 237 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 1.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 13,845 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Acton Technologies Inc is pounds #668 and chemical-count #510 at 1.0K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Diamond Manufacturing Co; Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp; General Dynamics Ots (wilkes-Barre) LLC; Pennsy Supply Inc Pittston Facility. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Pennsylvania: Evolve Furniture LLC; Transcontinental Spartanburg; Royal Tech-Highland; Specification Rubber Products Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Naphthalene; Certain glycol ethers.
Acton Technologies Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.8% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Evolve Furniture LLC and Transcontinental Spartanburg.
Acton Technologies Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.0K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Acton Technologies Inc: Methanol-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Acton Technologies Inc reports the 1,037th-largest volume (1.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 81.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Evolve Furniture LLC and Transcontinental Spartanburg.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Acton Technologies Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 81.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Acton Technologies Inc's total reported releases rose from 228 lb in 2022 to 240 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Acton Technologies Inc's air releases rose from 228 lb in 2022 to 240 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Acton Technologies Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Acton Technologies Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 149% (95 lbs to 237 lbs).
Acton Technologies Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Acton Technologies Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 149% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 95 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 211 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 244 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 228 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 240 lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 237 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 157 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 79 lbs | - |
Acton Technologies Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Acton Technologies Inc
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Diamond Manufacturing Co, Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp, General Dynamics Ots (wilkes-Barre) LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Evolve Furniture LLC, Transcontinental Spartanburg, Royal Tech-Highland.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Acton Technologies Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Mfg Chemical Inc Brooks Road, Joy Global Mining LLC, Alpha/dyno Nobel. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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 Methanol, Naphthalene, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Diamond Manufacturing Co. Acton Technologies Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Acton Technologies Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Acton Technologies Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pittston, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 326113 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.1% of Luzerne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mfg Chemical Inc Brooks Road (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Acton Technologies Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol. 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