EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations
Cleveland, TN · Parent: Whirlpool Corp
- Total releases
- 21.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations: how the 21.9K lbs splits
21.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 18.9K lbs 86.1%
- Air Releases 3.0K lbs 13.9%
Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations's 21.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 86.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 13.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
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-HEAVY
Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cleveland, TN, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 3.1K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 21.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,035 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. Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations is pounds #244 and chemical-count #86 at 21.9K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cormetech Inc; Lambcon; Eaton Corp; Ascent Chemicals. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Tennessee: Clarios LLC; Eaglepicher Technologies LLC; Afl Telecommunications; Teijin Carbon America Inc.. Other Whirlpool Corp sites in this extract: Whirlpool Corp Marion Operations; Whirlpool Corp - Tulsa Div; Whirlpool Corp - Clyde Operations; Whirlpool Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Cobalt compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds.
Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (86.1% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Clarios LLC and Eaglepicher Technologies LLC.
Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations reports the 138th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.4% of its sector. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 70.3% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Clarios LLC and Eaglepicher Technologies LLC.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (70.3% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations's total reported releases fell from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations's off-site transfers fell from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
84% less than the comparison
2.7× 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 Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 57% (7.1K lbs to 3.1K lbs).
Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations: 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 Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 57% 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: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 3.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 4.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 4.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 3.1K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 7.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 5.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 4.7K lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 3.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 778 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 768 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 268 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 264 lbs | Carcinogen |
Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Cormetech Inc, Lambcon, Eaton Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Clarios LLC, Eaglepicher Technologies LLC, Afl Telecommunications.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations on cumulative reported pounds (21.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Tenaska Virginia Partners LP, Inland Empire Paper Co, Riviana Foods - Brinkley. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Whirlpool Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Whirlpool Corp Marion Operations, Whirlpool Corp - Tulsa Div, Whirlpool Corp - Clyde Operations.
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 Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Cobalt compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds; nearby reporters include Cormetech Inc. Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cleveland, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335220 · Electrical Equipment. 1.6% of Bradley TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tenaska Virginia Partners LP (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel 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