EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Waco Composites
Waco, TX · Parent: Specialty Composites Group Ltd
- Total releases
- 88.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Waco Composites: how the 88.6K lbs splits
88.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 88.6K lbs 100.0%
Waco Composites's 88.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Waco Composites is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waco, TX, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 20.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 88.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,844 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. Waco Composites is pounds #471 and chemical-count #1518 at 88.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15; Central Texas Iron Works; Polyglass Waco Manufacturing Facility; Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC Waco Terminal. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Texas: Five Star Products Inc.; Natural Polymers LLC; Marine Electrical Products; McDonald Tank & Equipment Co Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Compare Waco Composites with
Nearest reporters in Texas
- Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 Waco · 31.9K lbs
- Central Texas Iron Works Waco · 366 lbs
- Polyglass Waco Manufacturing Facility Woodway · 901 lbs
- Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC Waco Terminal Waco · 15.1K lbs
Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber sites elsewhere: Five Star Products Inc. (MS) · Natural Polymers LLC (IL) · Marine Electrical Products (MO)
Waco Composites stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 88.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Five Star Products Inc. and Natural Polymers LLC.
Waco Composites vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
89K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Waco Composites: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Waco Composites reports the 349th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Five Star Products Inc. and Natural Polymers LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Waco Composites's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Waco Composites's total reported releases rose from 19.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Waco Composites's air releases rose from 19.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Waco Composites Form-R facts
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See how Waco Composites stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.8× more than the comparison
80% less 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 Waco Composites releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 88.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 41% (14.8K lbs to 20.9K lbs).
Waco Composites: 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 Waco Composites year-over-year reported totals (increased by 41% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 16.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 17.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 19.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 20.9K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 88.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
Waco Composites · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Waco Composites
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15, Central Texas Iron Works, Polyglass Waco Manufacturing Facility, 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. Five Star Products Inc., Natural Polymers LLC, Marine Electrical Products.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Waco Composites on cumulative reported pounds (88.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include John Deere Dubuque Works, Hamburg Finishing Works, Jupiter Marine International 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.
- John Deere Dubuque Works Dubuque, IA · Machinery 88.6K lbs reported
- Hamburg Finishing Works Hamburg, NY · Fabricated Metals 88.6K lbs reported
- Jupiter Marine International Inc. Palmetto, FL · Transportation Equipment 88.7K lbs reported
- Five Star Products Inc. Ripley, MS · Plastics and Rubber 88.6K 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 Styrene; nearby reporters include Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15. Waco Composites stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Waco Composites TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Waco Composites totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waco, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.8% of Mclennan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: John Deere Dubuque Works (Δ 16 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Waco Composites stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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