EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Colgate Palmolive Co
Morristown, TN · Parent: Colgate-Palmolive Co
- Total releases
- 14.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Colgate Palmolive Co: how the 14.1K lbs splits
14.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 13.5K lbs 95.5%
- Water Discharges 296 lbs 2.1%
- Land Disposal 296 lbs 2.1%
- Air Releases 40 lbs 0.3%
Colgate Palmolive Co's 14.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.5% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 2.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Colgate Palmolive Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Morristown, TN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 825 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 14.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,029 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. Colgate Palmolive Co is pounds #274 and chemical-count #370 at 14.1K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Jeffrey Chain LP (operating As Renold Jeffrey); Otics USA; Koch Foods LLC of Morristown Deboning; Iatric Manufacturing Solutions LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Tennessee: Star Step Trinkote Coatings LLC; Linde Inc; Bell Laboratories Inc.; Sanofi Genzyme Framingham Manufacturing. Other Colgate-Palmolive Co sites in this extract: Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant; Tom's of Maine Inc; Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc; Colgate Palmolive Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Colgate Palmolive Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.5% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Star Step Trinkote Coatings LLC and Linde Inc.
Colgate Palmolive Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Colgate Palmolive Co: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Colgate Palmolive Co reports the 1,897th-largest volume (14.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 61.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Star Step Trinkote Coatings LLC and Linde Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Colgate Palmolive Co's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 61.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Colgate Palmolive Co's total reported releases rose from 604 lb in 2022 to 825 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colgate Palmolive Co's air releases fell from 11 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colgate Palmolive Co's water releases rose from 47 lb in 2022 to 88 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colgate Palmolive Co's land releases rose from 47 lb in 2022 to 88 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Colgate Palmolive Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Colgate Palmolive Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 91% (9.7K lbs to 825 lbs).
Colgate Palmolive Co: 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 Colgate Palmolive Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 91% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 2.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 434 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 604 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 825 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 8.7K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 5.4K lbs | - |
Colgate Palmolive Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Colgate Palmolive Co
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Jeffrey Chain LP (operating As Renold Jeffrey), Otics USA, Koch Foods LLC of Morristown Deboning, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Colgate Palmolive Co on cumulative reported pounds (14.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include U.S. Dod, Usaf, Beale Afb, Tanner Industries Inc, Gm Powertrain Tonawanda. 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.
- U.S. Dod, Usaf, Beale Afb Beale Afb, CA · Other 14.1K lbs reported
- Tanner Industries Inc Havre De Grace, MD · Chemical Wholesalers 14.1K lbs reported
- Gm Powertrain Tonawanda Buffalo, NY · Transportation Equipment 14.1K lbs reported
- Star Step Trinkote Coatings LLC Cresson, TX · Chemicals 14.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Colgate-Palmolive Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Colgate-Palmolive Co Cambridge Plant, Tom's of Maine Inc, Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc.
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 Zinc compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Jeffrey Chain LP (operating As Renold Jeffrey). Colgate Palmolive Co 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 Colgate Palmolive Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Colgate Palmolive Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Morristown, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325611 · Chemicals. 8.9% of Hamblen TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Dod, Usaf, Beale Afb (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Colgate Palmolive Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc 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