EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Ritus Corp
Milwaukee, WI
- Total releases
- 38.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ritus Corp: how the 38.6K lbs splits
38.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 38.6K lbs 100.0%
Ritus Corp's 38.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Ritus Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Milwaukee, WI, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 10.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 38.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,741 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. Ritus Corp is pounds #258 and chemical-count #689 at 38.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ritus Corp; Keshar Casting LLC DBA Supreme Casting; Hydrite Chemical Co.; Charter Automotive. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Wisconsin: Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc; Goodrich Interiors (formerly Goodrich Aip); Legrand Av Blue Ash; Newlett Inc D/b/a Gemstone. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Ritus Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 38.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc and Goodrich Interiors (formerly Goodrich Aip).
Ritus Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
39K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ritus Corp: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Ritus Corp reports the 544th-largest volume (38.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc and Goodrich Interiors (formerly Goodrich Aip).
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ritus Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ritus Corp's total reported releases rose from 8.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ritus Corp's off-site transfers rose from 8.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ritus Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ritus Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 38.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1014% (964 lbs to 10.7K lbs).
Ritus Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ritus Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1014% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 964 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 10.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 8.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 8.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 10.7K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 38.6K lbs | - |
Ritus Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ritus Corp
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Ritus Corp, Keshar Casting LLC DBA Supreme Casting, Hydrite Chemical Co., ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc, Goodrich Interiors (formerly Goodrich Aip), Legrand Av Blue Ash.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ritus Corp on cumulative reported pounds (38.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc, Goodrich Interiors (formerly Goodrich Aip), Behr Process Corp - Garry & Yale. 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.
- Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc Blackville, SC · Plastics and Rubber 38.5K lbs reported
- Goodrich Interiors (formerly Goodrich Aip) Phoenix, AZ · Plastics and Rubber 38.5K lbs reported
- Behr Process Corp - Garry & Yale Santa Ana, CA · Chemicals 38.5K lbs reported
- Aurorium Denham Springs LLC Denham Springs, LA · Chemicals 38.6K 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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Ritus Corp. Ritus Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Ritus Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ritus Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Milwaukee, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326291 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.4% of Milwaukee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ritus Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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