EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Reco Biodiesel LLC
Richmond, VA · Parent: Virginia American Industries Inc.
- Total releases
- 1.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Reco Biodiesel LLC: how the 1.3M lbs splits
1.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.3M lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 4.0K lbs 0.3%
Reco Biodiesel LLC's 1.3M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Reco Biodiesel LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Richmond, VA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 10 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,131 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Reco Biodiesel LLC is pounds #25 and chemical-count #311 at 1.3M lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ennis-Flint Richmond; Brenntag Mid-South Inc.; Tcs Materials Richmond Plant; Sonoco Richmond. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Virginia: Chemours Belle Plant; Nalco Fresno Facility; Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLC; Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Reco Biodiesel LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chemours Belle Plant and Nalco Fresno Facility.
Reco Biodiesel LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Reco Biodiesel LLC inside Richmond (city)'s TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Reco Biodiesel LLC reports the 228th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 83.5% of every pound reported in Richmond (city). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Chemours Belle Plant and Nalco Fresno Facility.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Richmond (city)'s reported pounds (1.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Reco Biodiesel LLC's total reported releases fell from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 10 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Reco Biodiesel LLC's off-site transfers fell from 2.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Reco Biodiesel LLC's air releases fell from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 10 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Reco Biodiesel LLC Form-R facts
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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 Reco Biodiesel LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (605.0K lbs to 10 lbs).
Reco Biodiesel LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Reco Biodiesel LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 605.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 403.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 256.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 10 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.3M lbs | - |
Reco Biodiesel LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Reco Biodiesel LLC
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Ennis-Flint Richmond, Brenntag Mid-South Inc., Tcs Materials Richmond Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Chemours Belle Plant, Nalco Fresno Facility, Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLC.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Reco Biodiesel LLC on cumulative reported pounds (1.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Wv, Chemours Belle Plant, Valtir LLC Plt 1478. 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 Methanol; nearby reporters include Ennis-Flint Richmond. Reco Biodiesel LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Reco Biodiesel LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Reco Biodiesel LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Richmond, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 83.5% of Richmond (city) TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Wv (Δ 2.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Reco Biodiesel LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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