EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste
Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc
Sumter, SC · Parent: Fortaleza USA LLC
- Total releases
- 5.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc: how the 5.4K lbs splits
5.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.4K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 0 lbs <0.1%
Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc's 5.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetonitrile.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sumter, SC, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 765 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 5.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,044 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. Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc is pounds #324 and chemical-count #329 at 5.4K 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: Nova Molecular Sumter LLC; Concrete Supply Co LLC - Sumter; Santee Print Works; Continental Tire the Americas LLC. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside South Carolina: Tms International Llc/new Castle Plt; Lamps Inc. DBA Erg Environmental Services; Tms International LLC; Safety-Kleen Systems Boynton Beach (boy). Other Fortaleza USA LLC sites in this extract: Keystone Cement Co; Giant Cement Co; Dragon Products Co; Giant Resource Recovery-Attalla Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetonitrile; Toluene.
Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tms International Llc/new Castle Plt and Lamps Inc. DBA Erg Environmental Services.
Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.4K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc: Acetonitrile-led volume
Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc reports the 123rd-largest volume (5.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetonitrile alone is 86.9% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Tms International Llc/new Castle Plt and Lamps Inc. DBA Erg Environmental Services.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Acetonitrile at 86.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc's total reported releases fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 765 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc's air releases fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 765 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 55% (1.7K lbs to 765 lbs).
Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 55% 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: Acetonitrile.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 895 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 850 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 765 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetonitrile | 4.7K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 710 lbs | - |
Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Nova Molecular Sumter LLC, Concrete Supply Co LLC - Sumter, Santee Print Works, ordered by distance.
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Similar Hazardous Waste Facilities
Other Hazardous Waste facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Tms International Llc/new Castle Plt, Lamps Inc. DBA Erg Environmental Services, Tms International LLC.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc on cumulative reported pounds (5.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Te Connectivity, Sub Zero Freezer Co Inc, Airgas USA 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.
- Te Connectivity Jonestown, PA · Computers and Electronic Products 5.4K lbs reported
- Sub Zero Freezer Co Inc Goodyear, AZ · Electrical Equipment 5.4K lbs reported
- Airgas USA LLC Jacksonville, FL · Chemical Wholesalers 5.4K lbs reported
- Mplx Terminals LLC - Birmingham Al Terminal Birmingham, AL · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 5.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Fortaleza USA LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Keystone Cement Co, Giant Cement Co, Dragon Products Co.
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 Acetonitrile, Toluene; nearby reporters include Nova Molecular Sumter LLC. Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Acetonitrile) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sumter, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562211 · Hazardous Waste. 0.3% of Sumter TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Te Connectivity (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Acetonitrile. 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