EPA TRI Facility · Textile Product
Colorworks Inc
Elizabethton, TN
- Total releases
- 53.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Colorworks Inc: how the 53.9K lbs splits
53.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 42.2K lbs 78.5%
- Off-site Transfers 11.6K lbs 21.5%
Colorworks Inc's 53.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 78.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 21.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Colorworks Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elizabethton, TN, in the textile product sector. It reported 10.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 53.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,964 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. Colorworks Inc is pounds #185 and chemical-count #469 at 53.9K 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: Aym Inc - Tennessee Distribution Center; Mapes Piano String Co; Snap-On Tools Co; Alemite. Similar-scale Textile Product peers outside Tennessee: Global Textile Services; Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc; Dayton Bag & Burlap; Chem-Tech Finishers Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Colorworks Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (78.5% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 53.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Global Textile Services and Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc.
Colorworks Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
54K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Colorworks Inc: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 35 Textile Product facilities in this database, Colorworks Inc reports the 6th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Global Textile Services and Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Colorworks Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Colorworks Inc's total reported releases rose from 10.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colorworks Inc's off-site transfers rose from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colorworks Inc's air releases fell from 8.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Colorworks Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Colorworks Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 53.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 20% (8.8K lbs to 10.5K lbs).
Colorworks 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 Colorworks Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 20% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 13.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 11.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 10.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 10.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 53.9K lbs | - |
Colorworks Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Colorworks Inc
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Aym Inc - Tennessee Distribution Center, Mapes Piano String Co, Snap-On Tools Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Textile Product Facilities
Other Textile Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Global Textile Services, Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc, Dayton Bag & Burlap.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Colorworks Inc on cumulative reported pounds (53.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Hunt Southland Refining Co-Sandersville, Wenger Feeds Llc-Hempfield (f/k/a Wenger Feed Mill Inc), Bulk Molding Compounds Inc. 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.
- Hunt Southland Refining Co-Sandersville Sandersville, MS · Petroleum 53.9K lbs reported
- Wenger Feeds Llc-Hempfield (f/k/a Wenger Feed Mill Inc) Lancaster, PA · Food 53.8K lbs reported
- Bulk Molding Compounds Inc West Chicago, IL · Chemicals 53.8K lbs reported
- Grt Ripley Operations LLC Ripley, MS · Plastics and Rubber 53.8K 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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Aym Inc - Tennessee Distribution Center. Colorworks 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.
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This Colorworks Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Colorworks Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elizabethton, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 314999 · Textile Product. 5.9% of Carter TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hunt Southland Refining Co-Sandersville (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Colorworks Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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