EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Questech Corp
Rutland, VT
- Total releases
- 11.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Questech Corp: how the 13.2K lbs splits
13.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 10.8K lbs 81.7%
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs 18.3%
Questech Corp's 13.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 81.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 18.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Questech Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rutland, VT, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 11.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,531 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Vermont's 35 reporting TRI sites, Globalfoundries U.S. 2 LLC - Vermont Facility leads both reported pounds (798.3K lbs) and chemical count (10 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ge Aerospace Plant 1; Ge Aerospace Plant 2; Isovolta/u.s. Samica; First Light Technologies Inc. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Vermont: Eagle Industries Inc; Atco Rubber Products Inc; Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC; Parker Lord Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Questech Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (81.7% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.4K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Eagle Industries Inc and Atco Rubber Products Inc.
Questech Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Questech Corp: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Questech Corp reports the 778th-largest volume (11.4K lbs). 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 Vermont include Eagle Industries Inc and Atco Rubber Products Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Questech Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Questech Corp's total reported releases rose from 500 lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Questech Corp's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Questech Corp's air releases fell from 500 lb in 2022 to 301 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Questech Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Questech Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 55% (4.0K lbs to 1.8K lbs).
Questech Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Questech Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 55% from 2019 to 2024). 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 | 4.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 321 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 500 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 1.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 13.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
Questech Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Questech Corp
Closest other reporters in Vermont - including Ge Aerospace Plant 1, Ge Aerospace Plant 2, Isovolta/u.s. Samica, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Vermont - e.g. Eagle Industries Inc, Atco Rubber Products Inc, Saint Gobain Solar Gard LLC.
Compare beyond Vermont
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Questech Corp on cumulative reported pounds (11.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Eagle Industries Inc, Formulated Solutions LLC, Atco Rubber Products 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.
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 Ge Aerospace Plant 1. Questech Corp 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.
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This Questech Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Questech Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rutland, VT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 4.0% of Rutland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Eagle Industries Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Questech Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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