EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15
Waco, TX · Parent: O-I Glass Inc
- Total releases
- 31.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15: how the 31.9K lbs splits
31.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 31.6K lbs 99.2%
- Off-site Transfers 230 lbs 0.7%
- Water Discharges 36 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15's 31.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waco, TX, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 3.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 31.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,165 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. Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 is pounds #698 and chemical-count #660 at 31.9K 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: Central Texas Iron Works; Polyglass Waco Manufacturing Facility; Envases Commerce LLC; Jewell Concrete Products. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Texas: Forterra Pipe & Precast - Deland; Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23; Holcim Wcr Inc Centennial Ready Mix Plant; Pro-Tops Inc.. Other O-I Glass Inc sites in this extract: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23; Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant #22; Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 12; Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant #09. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Lead And Lead Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Lead compounds.
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.2% air releases) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 31.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Forterra Pipe & Precast - Deland and Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23.
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
32K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 reports the 266th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 98.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Forterra Pipe & Precast - Deland and Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 98.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15's total reported releases fell from 7.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15's air releases fell from 7.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15's off-site transfers fell from 59 lb in 2022 to 38 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 Form-R facts
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See how Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
87.1× more than the comparison
25% 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 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 31.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 50% (7.2K lbs to 3.6K lbs).
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15: 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 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% 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 | 7.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 5.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 7.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 7.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 3.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 31.4K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 177 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 125 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 114 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 56 lbs | - |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Central Texas Iron Works, Polyglass Waco Manufacturing Facility, Envases Commerce LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Forterra Pipe & Precast - Deland, Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23, Holcim Wcr Inc Centennial Ready Mix Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 on cumulative reported pounds (31.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include US Dod Usaf Cannon Afb, Alaglass Pools, Poet Biorefining - Ashton. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other O-I Glass Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 23, Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant #22, Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 12.
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, Lead And Lead Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Central Texas Iron Works. Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 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.
Use and verify this record
This Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waco, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327213 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.3% of Mclennan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: United Copper Industries LLC (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 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