EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Maax US Corp
Bellingham, WA · Parent: American Bath Group
- Total releases
- 153.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Maax US Corp: how the 153.5K lbs splits
153.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 153.5K lbs 100.0%
Maax US Corp's 153.5K 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Maax US Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bellingham, WA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 23.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 153.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,707 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. Maax US Corp is pounds #57 and chemical-count #220 at 153.5K 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: Oldcastle Precast Inc; Brooks Manufacturing Co.; Bell Lumber & Pole Co Washington LLC; Ershigs Inc. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Washington: Premier Fiberglass; Virginia Marble Manufacturers Inc; Lfm Waycross; Patrick Industries Inc DBA Baymont Industries Plant No. 2. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Maax US Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 153.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Premier Fiberglass and Virginia Marble Manufacturers Inc.
Maax US Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
153K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Maax US Corp: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Maax US Corp reports the 249th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.6% 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 Washington include Premier Fiberglass and Virginia Marble Manufacturers Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Maax US Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Maax US Corp's total reported releases fell from 26.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Maax US Corp's air releases fell from 26.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Maax US Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Maax US Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 153.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 24% (31.6K lbs to 23.9K lbs).
Maax US Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Maax US Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 24% 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 | 31.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 32.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 39.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 26.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 23.9K 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 | 153.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
Maax US Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Maax US Corp
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Oldcastle Precast Inc, Brooks Manufacturing Co., Bell Lumber & Pole Co Washington LLC, ordered by distance.
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Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Premier Fiberglass, Virginia Marble Manufacturers Inc, Lfm Waycross.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Maax US Corp on cumulative reported pounds (153.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Troy Lumber Co, Riverdale Plating & Heat Treating LLC, Kennedy Valve. 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.
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Similar chemical count
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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 Oldcastle Precast Inc. Maax US Corp stamps MID 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.
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This Maax US Corp TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Maax US Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bellingham, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326191 · Plastics and Rubber. 3.4% of Whatcom TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Troy Lumber Co (Δ 45 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Maax US Corp stamps MID 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