EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc
Spokane Valley, WA
- Total releases
- 44.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc: how the 44.7K lbs splits
44.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 44.7K lbs 100.0%
Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc's 44.7K 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
Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Spokane Valley, WA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 10.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 44.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,370 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. Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc is pounds #94 and chemical-count #232 at 44.7K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Par Montana Spokane Terminal; Phillips 66 Spokane-Parkwater Terminal; Knife River Spokane Prestress; Elkay Plumbing Products Co. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Washington: Teijin Automotive Technologies Louisiana LLC; Style Crest Enterprises Inc; Molded Fiber Glass Co - West; Altuglas Louisville Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 44.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Teijin Automotive Technologies Louisiana LLC and Style Crest Enterprises Inc.
Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
45K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc reports the 504th-largest volume (44.7K 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 Washington include Teijin Automotive Technologies Louisiana LLC and Style Crest Enterprises Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc's total reported releases rose from 9.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc's air releases rose from 9.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc 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 Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 44.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 23% (8.7K lbs to 10.8K lbs).
Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc: 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 Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 23% 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 | 8.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 8.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 9.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 10.8K 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 | 44.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Par Montana Spokane Terminal, Phillips 66 Spokane-Parkwater Terminal, Knife River Spokane Prestress, 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. Teijin Automotive Technologies Louisiana LLC, Style Crest Enterprises Inc, Molded Fiber Glass Co - West.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (44.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Rolls-Royce Naval Marine Inc, Tyson Farms Inc. - Seguin Poultry Processing Plant, Boss Products a Div of the Toro Co. 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.
- Rolls-Royce Naval Marine Inc Pascagoula, MS · Primary Metals 44.7K lbs reported
- Tyson Farms Inc. - Seguin Poultry Processing Plant Seguin, TX · Food 44.7K lbs reported
- Boss Products a Div of the Toro Co Iron Mountain, MI · Fabricated Metals 44.7K lbs reported
- Eco Services Operations Corp. Baytown, TX · Chemicals 44.7K 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 Par Montana Spokane Terminal. Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc 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.
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This Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Spokane Valley, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 6.0% of Spokane TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rolls-Royce Naval Marine Inc (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc 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