EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc
Bedford, PA
- Total releases
- 26.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc: how the 34.0K lbs splits
34.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 34.0K lbs 100.0%
Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc's 34.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
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-HEAVY
Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bedford, PA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 7.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 26.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 7,570 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. Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc is pounds #317 and chemical-count #602 at 26.8K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Rex Heat Treat-Bedford Inc; Cronimet Specialty Metals USA Inc; Bedford Technical Products LLC; Kennametal Bedford Casting Plant. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Pennsylvania: Big Dog Adhesives LLC; Hubbell Lenoir City Inc.; Lanxess Corp; Aco Polymer Products Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Decabromodiphenyl oxide.
Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 26.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Big Dog Adhesives LLC and Hubbell Lenoir City Inc..
Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
27K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc reports the 621st-largest volume (26.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 94.8% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 94.8% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Big Dog Adhesives LLC and Hubbell Lenoir City Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 94.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc's total reported releases fell from 8.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc's air releases fell from 8.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 34.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 617% (1.0K lbs to 7.2K lbs).
Bedford Reinforced Plastics 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 Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 617% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 755 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 10.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 8.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 6.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 7.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 32.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Decabromodiphenyl oxide | 1.8K lbs | - |
Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Rex Heat Treat-Bedford Inc, Cronimet Specialty Metals USA Inc, Bedford Technical Products LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Big Dog Adhesives LLC, Hubbell Lenoir City Inc., Lanxess Corp.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc on cumulative reported pounds (26.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Univar Solution USA Inc Borger, Tropicana Products Inc, Vance Brothers LLC. 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.
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, Decabromodiphenyl oxide; nearby reporters include Rex Heat Treat-Bedford Inc. Bedford Reinforced Plastics 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.
Use and verify this record
This Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bedford, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 326130 · Plastics and Rubber. 11.8% of Bedford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Univar Solution USA Inc Borger (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bedford Reinforced Plastics 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