EPA TRI Facility · Printing
Quad/graphics Inc
Sussex, WI · Parent: Quad/graphics Inc
- Total releases
- 119.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Quad/graphics Inc: how the 119.5K lbs splits
119.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 104.3K lbs 87.3%
- Off-site Transfers 15.2K lbs 12.7%
Quad/graphics Inc's 119.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 87.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 12.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Quad/graphics Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sussex, WI, in the printing sector. It reported 10.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 119.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,203 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Quad/graphics Inc is pounds #143 and chemical-count #237 at 119.5K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Quikrete - Wisconsin Plant; Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete -Lisbon/sussex; Aluminum Foundry of Wisconsin LLC; Essential Industries Inc. Similar-scale Printing peers outside Wisconsin: Bellwood Printing Plant; Dal-Tile Tennessee LLC DBA Dal- Tile Tennessee Old Columbia; Kurz Transfer Products LP; Mondi Jackson Llc.. Other Quad/graphics Inc sites in this extract: Quad/graphics Inc; Quad/graphics Marketing LLC; Quad/graphics Inc; Qg Printing II LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Ethylene glycol; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Quad/graphics Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (87.3% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 119.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bellwood Printing Plant and Dal-Tile Tennessee LLC DBA Dal- Tile Tennessee Old Columbia.
Quad/graphics Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
120K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% 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 in the Printing sector extract
Among the 144 Printing facilities in this database, Quad/graphics Inc reports the 15th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Bellwood Printing Plant and Dal-Tile Tennessee LLC DBA Dal- Tile Tennessee Old Columbia.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Quad/graphics Inc's total reported releases fell from 17.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Quad/graphics Inc's air releases fell from 16.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Quad/graphics Inc's off-site transfers fell from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 741 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: 119.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 64% (29.5K lbs to 10.6K 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 64% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 25.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 36.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 17.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 10.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 64.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 30.2K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 20.4K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 5.0K lbs | - |
Quad/graphics Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Quad/graphics Inc
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Quikrete - Wisconsin Plant, Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete -Lisbon/sussex, Aluminum Foundry of Wisconsin LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Printing Facilities
Other Printing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Bellwood Printing Plant, Dal-Tile Tennessee LLC DBA Dal- Tile Tennessee Old Columbia, Kurz Transfer Products LP.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Quad/graphics Inc on cumulative reported pounds (119.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri, Life Technologies Corp, Lasalle Bioenergy LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Quad/graphics Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Quad/graphics Inc, Quad/graphics Marketing LLC, Quad/graphics Inc.
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 Certain glycol ethers, Ethylene glycol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Quikrete - Wisconsin Plant. 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.
Use and verify this record
This Quad/graphics Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) 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 Sussex, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 323111 · Printing. 5.9% of Waukesha TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Quad/graphics Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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