EPA TRI Facility · Printing
Lsc Communications / Lancaster East
Lancaster, PA · Parent: Lsc Communications Mcl LLC
- Total releases
- 628.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Lsc Communications / Lancaster East: how the 628.1K lbs splits
628.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 621.6K lbs 99.0%
- Off-site Transfers 6.5K lbs 1.0%
Lsc Communications / Lancaster East's 628.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Lsc Communications / Lancaster East is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lancaster, PA, in the printing sector. It reported 11.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 628.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,701 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. Lsc Communications / Lancaster East is pounds #59 and chemical-count #178 at 628.1K 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: Kalas Manufacturing Inc Lancaster Plant; Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co. of Pa Inc.; High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility; J Walter Miller Co. Similar-scale Printing peers outside Pennsylvania: Lsc Communications / Mattoon; Quad/graphics Inc; Surteco N.a. Inc.; Lsc Communications / Spartanburg. Other Lsc Communications Mcl LLC sites in this extract: Lsc Communications / Warsaw; Lsc Communications / Lancaster West; Kodi Collective / Danville; Lsc Communications / Maple Grove. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Certain glycol ethers; Ethylene glycol; Copper And Copper Compounds.
Lsc Communications / Lancaster East stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 628.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lsc Communications / Mattoon and Quad/graphics Inc.
Lsc Communications / Lancaster East vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
628K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lsc Communications / Lancaster East: Toluene-led volume
Among the 144 Printing facilities in this database, Lsc Communications / Lancaster East reports the 4th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 96.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Lsc Communications / Mattoon and Quad/graphics Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lsc Communications / Lancaster East's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 96.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lsc Communications / Lancaster East's total reported releases fell from 87.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lsc Communications / Lancaster East's off-site transfers fell from 431 lb in 2022 to 8 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lsc Communications / Lancaster East's air releases fell from 86.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lsc Communications / Lancaster East's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lsc Communications / Lancaster East Form-R facts
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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 Lsc Communications / Lancaster East releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 628.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 94% (203.2K lbs to 11.2K lbs).
Lsc Communications / Lancaster East: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lsc Communications / Lancaster East year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 94% 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 | 203.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 171.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 155.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 87.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 11.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 608.2K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 10.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 5.1K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 151 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
Lsc Communications / Lancaster East · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lsc Communications / Lancaster East
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Kalas Manufacturing Inc Lancaster Plant, Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co. of Pa Inc., High Steel Structures - Lancaster Facility, ordered by distance.
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Similar Printing Facilities
Other Printing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Lsc Communications / Mattoon, Quad/graphics Inc, Surteco N.a. Inc..
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lsc Communications / Lancaster East on cumulative reported pounds (628.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Metal Container Corp, 3M Co - Brownwood, Multi-Chem Group Bayport Tx Facility. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Metal Container Corp Oklahoma City, OK · Fabricated Metals 628.2K lbs reported
- 3M Co - Brownwood Brownwood, TX · Plastics and Rubber 628.3K lbs reported
- Multi-Chem Group Bayport Tx Facility Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 628.8K lbs reported
- Fpl Port Everglades Energy Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · Electric Utilities 629.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lsc Communications Mcl LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lsc Communications / Warsaw, Lsc Communications / Lancaster West, Kodi Collective / Danville.
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, Certain glycol ethers, Ethylene glycol, Copper And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include Kalas Manufacturing Inc Lancaster Plant. Lsc Communications / Lancaster East stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Lsc Communications / Lancaster East TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lsc Communications / Lancaster East totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lancaster, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 323111 · Printing. 9.2% of Lancaster TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Metal Container Corp (Δ 97 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lsc Communications / Lancaster East stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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