EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Scepter Inc
Waverly, TN · Parent: Scepter Inc
- Total releases
- 2.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Scepter Inc: how the 2.7M lbs splits
2.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 1.9M lbs 68.8%
- Air Releases 835.4K lbs 31.0%
- Water Discharges 5.2K lbs 0.2%
Scepter Inc's 2.7M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 68.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 31.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Scepter Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waverly, TN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 608.1K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 2.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 700 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. Scepter Inc is pounds #24 and chemical-count #93 at 2.7M 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: Hood Container Corp; Matheson Tri-Gas-New Johnsonville Tn Branch; Chemours Johnsonville Plant; Occidental Chemical Corp (oxychem). Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Tennessee: Century Aluminum of South Carolina; Wva Manufacturing LLC; Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co; Century Aluminum Sebree LLC. Other Scepter Inc sites in this extract: Scepter New York Inc.; Scepter Greeneville Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Ammonia; Manganese; Lead.
Scepter Inc is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Waverly, TN: 2.7M lbs across 7 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 68.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Century Aluminum of South Carolina and Wva Manufacturing LLC.
Scepter Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.7M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Scepter Inc in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Scepter Inc reports the 94th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.9% of its sector. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Century Aluminum of South Carolina and Wva Manufacturing LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Scepter Inc's total reported releases rose from 532.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 608.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Scepter Inc's air releases rose from 177.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 209.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Scepter Inc's water releases fell from 79 lb in 2022 to 68 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Scepter Inc's land releases rose from 355.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 398.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Scepter Inc Form-R facts
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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 Scepter Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 16% (723.9K lbs to 608.1K lbs).
Scepter Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Scepter Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 16% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 723.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 408.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 423.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 532.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 608.1K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 1.4M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 795.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 397.9K lbs | - |
| Lead | 62.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 31.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 9.2K lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Scepter Inc in Humphreys
Nearest TRI Facilities to Scepter Inc
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Hood Container Corp, Matheson Tri-Gas-New Johnsonville Tn Branch, Chemours Johnsonville Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Century Aluminum of South Carolina, Wva Manufacturing LLC, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Scepter Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery, Dcl - Bushy Park Facility, Foster Farms Farmerville Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery Borger, TX · Petroleum 2.7M lbs reported
- Dcl - Bushy Park Facility Goose Creek, SC · Chemicals 2.7M lbs reported
- Foster Farms Farmerville Plant Farmerville, LA · Food 2.7M lbs reported
- Basf Corp-Savannah Operations Savannah, GA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 2.7M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Scepter Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Scepter New York Inc., Scepter Greeneville 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 Copper, Ammonia, Manganese, Lead; nearby reporters include Hood Container Corp. Scepter Inc stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Scepter Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Scepter Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waverly, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331314 · Primary Metals. 4.1% of Humphreys TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery (Δ 577 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Scepter Inc stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 68.8%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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