EPA TRI Facility · Printing
Quad/graphics Inc
Martinsburg, WV
- Total releases
- 426.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Quad/graphics Inc: how the 426.5K lbs splits
426.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 401.0K lbs 94.0%
- Off-site Transfers 25.5K lbs 6.0%
Quad/graphics Inc's 426.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 6.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Quad/graphics Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Martinsburg, WV, in the printing sector. It reported 56.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 426.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,151 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Quad/graphics Inc is pounds #32 and chemical-count #51 at 426.5K lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Maax US Corp.; Argos USA - Martinsburg; Continental Brick Co; Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives. Similar-scale Printing peers outside West Virginia: Surteco N.a. Inc.; Lsc Communications / Mattoon; Quad/graphics Inc.; Lsc Communications / Lancaster East. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Certain glycol ethers; Zinc compounds; Copper compounds.
Quad/graphics Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 426.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Surteco N.a. Inc. and Lsc Communications / Mattoon.
Quad/graphics Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
426K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Quad/graphics Inc: Toluene-led volume
Among the 144 Printing facilities in this database, Quad/graphics Inc reports the 6th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 84.5% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Surteco N.a. Inc. and Lsc Communications / Mattoon.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Quad/graphics Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 84.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Quad/graphics Inc's total reported releases fell from 85.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 56.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Quad/graphics Inc's off-site transfers rose from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Quad/graphics Inc's air releases fell from 83.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 51.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quad/graphics Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Quad/graphics Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 426.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 58% (134.2K lbs to 56.2K lbs).
Quad/graphics Inc: 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 Quad/graphics Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 58% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 134.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 92.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 58.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 85.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 56.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 360.5K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 43.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 6.8K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 6.5K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 5.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 4.1K lbs | - |
Quad/graphics Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Quad/graphics Inc
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Maax US Corp., Argos USA - Martinsburg, Continental Brick Co, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Quad/graphics Inc on cumulative reported pounds (426.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Salem Tube Inc., Novelis Alr Rolled Products Inc, Lenzing Fibers Inc. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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 Toluene, Certain glycol ethers, Zinc compounds, Copper compounds; nearby reporters include Maax US Corp.. Quad/graphics Inc stamps MID volume · AIR 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.
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This Quad/graphics Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Quad/graphics Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Martinsburg, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 323111 · Printing. 19.8% of Berkeley TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Salem Tube Inc. (Δ 273 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Quad/graphics Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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