EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant
Church Hill, TN
- Total releases
- 5.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant: how the 5.5K lbs splits
5.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.8K lbs 86.4%
- Air Releases 750 lbs 13.6%
Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant's 5.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 86.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 13.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Selenium.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Church Hill, TN, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 255 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 5.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,006 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant is pounds #344 and chemical-count #174 at 5.5K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Holliston Holdings LLC; Bharat Forge Pmt Technologie LLC; Mundet Tennessee Inc; Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Tennessee: Central Iowa Ready Mix; Gladding McBean; Massarelli's Lawn Ornaments Inc; Specialty Minerals Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Selenium; Arsenic compounds; Cadmium compounds; Ammonia.
Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (86.4% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Central Iowa Ready Mix and Gladding McBean.
Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.5K 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
Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant reports the 434th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Central Iowa Ready Mix and Gladding McBean.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant Form-R facts
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99% less than the comparison
5.0× more 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 Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 85% (1.8K lbs to 255 lbs).
Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant: 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 Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 85% 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: Selenium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 260 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 255 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Selenium | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Arsenic compounds | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cadmium compounds | 1.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
| Cobalt | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Holliston Holdings LLC, Bharat Forge Pmt Technologie LLC, Mundet Tennessee Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Central Iowa Ready Mix, Gladding McBean, Massarelli's Lawn Ornaments Inc.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant on cumulative reported pounds (5.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include W&w-Afco Steel LLC, Cleveland Steel Container-Pe Otone Facility, Brenntag Southwest Inc Long View. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- W&w-Afco Steel LLC Bristol, VA · Fabricated Metals 5.5K lbs reported
- Cleveland Steel Container-Pe Otone Facility Peotone, IL · Fabricated Metals 5.5K lbs reported
- Brenntag Southwest Inc Long View Longview, TX · Chemical Wholesalers 5.5K lbs reported
- The Segerdahl Corp DBA SG360 Wheeling, IL · Printing 5.5K 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 Selenium, Arsenic compounds, Cadmium compounds, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Holliston Holdings LLC. Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Selenium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Church Hill, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327211 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.0% of Hawkins TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: W&w-Afco Steel LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Selenium. 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