EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant
Abilene, TX · Parent: Bridgestone Americas Inc
- Total releases
- 10.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant: how the 10.3K lbs splits
10.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 6.6K lbs 64.1%
- Air Releases 3.7K lbs 35.7%
- Water Discharges 15 lbs 0.1%
Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant's 10.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 64.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 35.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Abilene, TX, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 2.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 10.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,757 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant is pounds #941 and chemical-count #1604 at 10.3K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tige Boats Inc; Ingram Concrete - Abilene 4; 14122 Abilene 1; Broadwind Towers Inc. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Texas: Rogers Corp - Bear; Griffith Rubber Mills; Tarkett USA DBA Johnsonite Rubber Flooring; Michelin Na Inc-Starr Facility. Other Bridgestone Americas Inc sites in this extract: Firestone Polymers LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC; Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Aiken County Off. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Abilene, TX: 10.3K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 64.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rogers Corp - Bear and Griffith Rubber Mills.
Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
10K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant reports the 799th-largest volume (10.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Rogers Corp - Bear and Griffith Rubber Mills.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant's total reported releases fell from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant's off-site transfers fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 10% (2.5K lbs to 2.2K lbs).
Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% 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 | 2.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 10.3K lbs | - |
Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant in Taylor
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Tige Boats Inc, Ingram Concrete - Abilene 4, 14122 Abilene 1, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Rogers Corp - Bear, Griffith Rubber Mills, Tarkett USA DBA Johnsonite Rubber Flooring.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant on cumulative reported pounds (10.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Central Supply Co of Wv - Westover Plant, Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms, Kemps LLC - Rochester. 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.
- Central Supply Co of Wv - Westover Plant Morgantown, WV · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 10.3K lbs reported
- Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms Des Moines, IA · Food 10.3K lbs reported
- Kemps LLC - Rochester Rochester, MN · Food 10.3K lbs reported
- Frazier Industrial Co Long Valley, NJ · Furniture 10.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Bridgestone Americas Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Firestone Polymers LLC, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC.
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; nearby reporters include Tige Boats Inc. Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Abilene, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326211 · Plastics and Rubber. 1.6% of Taylor TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Central Supply Co of Wv - Westover Plant (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 64.1%). 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