EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc.
Gaffney, SC · Parent: Bic USA Inc
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc.: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.1K lbs 100.0%
Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc.'s 1.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gaffney, SC, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 176 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,673 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. is pounds #367 and chemical-count #465 at 1.1K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Core Molding Technologies; Reddy Ice-Gaffney (435); Palmetto Pedic LLC; Milliken Chemical Allen Plant. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside South Carolina: Centurion Medical Products; Sterilization Services of Georgia; W R Cobb Co.; K-Tube Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Centurion Medical Products and Sterilization Services of Georgia.
Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K 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
Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc.: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. reports the 176th-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Centurion Medical Products and Sterilization Services of Georgia.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 262 lb in 2022 to 176 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 262 lb in 2022 to 176 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 30% (250 lbs to 176 lbs).
Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 30% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 250 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 181 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 262 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 262 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 176 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 1.1K lbs | - |
Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc.
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Core Molding Technologies, Reddy Ice-Gaffney (435), Palmetto Pedic LLC, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun), Ribost Terminal LLC DBA World Oil Terminals - Long Beach, Ledvance LLC. 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.
- Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun) Huntsville, AL · Hazardous Waste 1.1K lbs reported
- Ribost Terminal LLC DBA World Oil Terminals - Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 1.1K lbs reported
- Ledvance LLC Versailles, KY · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.1K lbs reported
- Pace International LLC Wapato, WA · Chemicals 1.1K 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 Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Core Molding Technologies. Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gaffney, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 339940 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.1% of Cherokee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun) (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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