EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Polyglass USA Inc
Hazleton, PA
- Total releases
- 856 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Polyglass USA Inc: how the 1.2K lbs splits
1.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.2K lbs 97.8%
- Air Releases 28 lbs 2.2%
Polyglass USA Inc's 1.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Polyglass USA Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hazleton, PA, in the petroleum sector. It reported 385 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 856 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 14,071 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. Polyglass USA Inc is pounds #680 and chemical-count #902 at 856 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: Dober Chemical Corp (hazle Township); Johns Manville; Silgan White Cap Corp; Henkel US Operation Corp. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Pennsylvania: Quaker Chemical Corp (2); Apac-Mississippi & Precision Packaging; Quaker Houghton - Middletown; Aocusa. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Polyglass USA Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.8% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 856 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Quaker Chemical Corp (2) and Apac-Mississippi & Precision Packaging.
Polyglass USA Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
856 lbs 46th percentile higher than 46% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Polyglass USA Inc in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Polyglass USA Inc reports the 331st-largest volume (856 lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Quaker Chemical Corp (2) and Apac-Mississippi & Precision Packaging.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Polyglass USA Inc's total reported releases rose from 172 lb in 2022 to 530 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polyglass USA Inc's off-site transfers rose from 166 lb in 2022 to 528 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Polyglass USA Inc Form-R facts
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See how Polyglass USA Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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80% less 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 Polyglass USA Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 11235% (3 lbs to 385 lbs).
Polyglass USA Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Polyglass USA Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 11235% 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: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 146 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 172 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 530 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 385 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
Polyglass USA Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Polyglass USA Inc
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Dober Chemical Corp (hazle Township), Johns Manville, Silgan White Cap Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Quaker Chemical Corp (2), Apac-Mississippi & Precision Packaging, Quaker Houghton - Middletown.
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 Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Dober Chemical Corp (hazle Township). Polyglass USA Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE 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 Polyglass USA Inc TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Polyglass USA Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hazleton, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 324122 · Petroleum. 0.1% of Luzerne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chroma Color Corp (formerly Plastic Color Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Polyglass USA Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic 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