EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
General Plastics Manufacturing Co
Tacoma, WA
- Total releases
- 12.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
General Plastics Manufacturing Co: how the 12.8K lbs splits
12.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 12.8K lbs 100.0%
General Plastics Manufacturing Co's 12.8K 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: Dichloromethane.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
General Plastics Manufacturing Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tacoma, WA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 12.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,276 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. General Plastics Manufacturing Co is pounds #144 and chemical-count #173 at 12.8K lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Airgas USA LLC; Northwest Etch; Bradken Energy; Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Washington: Carlstar Clinton; Sekisui Kydex LLC; Aearo Technologies LLC; Barrette Outdoor Living Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Dichloromethane; Diisocyanates.
General Plastics Manufacturing Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Carlstar Clinton and Sekisui Kydex LLC.
General Plastics Manufacturing Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
General Plastics Manufacturing Co: Dichloromethane-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, General Plastics Manufacturing Co reports the 765th-largest volume (12.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Dichloromethane alone is 99.6% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 99.6% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Washington include Carlstar Clinton and Sekisui Kydex LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of General Plastics Manufacturing Co's pounds in one chemical - here Dichloromethane at 99.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- General Plastics Manufacturing Co's total reported releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Plastics Manufacturing Co's air releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
General Plastics Manufacturing Co Form-R facts
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See how General Plastics Manufacturing Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 General Plastics Manufacturing Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (3.1K lbs to 1.8K lbs).
General Plastics Manufacturing Co: 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 General Plastics Manufacturing Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 42% 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: Dichloromethane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 2.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Dichloromethane | 12.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 50 lbs | - |
General Plastics Manufacturing Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to General Plastics Manufacturing Co
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Airgas USA LLC, Northwest Etch, Bradken Energy, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Carlstar Clinton, Sekisui Kydex LLC, Aearo Technologies LLC.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Plastics Manufacturing Co on cumulative reported pounds (12.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Carry-On Trailer Corp, R J Marshall Co, Potters Industries LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Carry-On Trailer Corp Mexia, TX · Transportation Equipment 12.8K lbs reported
- R J Marshall Co Erie, MI · Chemicals 12.8K lbs reported
- Potters Industries LLC Carlstadt, NJ · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 12.8K lbs reported
- Frito-Lay Inc.(f/k/a Frito-Lay North America) Rancho Cucamonga, CA · Food 12.8K 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 Dichloromethane, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Airgas USA LLC. General Plastics Manufacturing Co 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 General Plastics Manufacturing Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Dichloromethane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
General Plastics Manufacturing Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tacoma, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326150 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.2% of Pierce TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Carry-On Trailer Corp (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
General Plastics Manufacturing Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Dichloromethane. 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