EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Rust-Oleum Corp
Waupun, WI · Parent: Rpm International Inc
- Total releases
- 2.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Rust-Oleum Corp: how the 2.0K lbs splits
2.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.6K lbs 80.5%
- Air Releases 390 lbs 19.5%
Rust-Oleum Corp's 2.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 80.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 19.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Rust-Oleum Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waupun, WI, in the chemicals sector. It reported 559 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 2.0K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,830 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. Rust-Oleum Corp is pounds #505 and chemical-count #564 at 2.0K 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: Tenneco Inc.; National Rivet & Manufacturing Co; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Grande Cheese Co Brownsville. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Wisconsin: Azon USA Inc; McPp - Bellevue; Kemper System America Inc; Ele Corp. Other Rpm International Inc sites in this extract: Carboline Global Inc.; Tremco Cpg Manufacturing Corp. Corsicana Facility; Carboline Global Inc.; Tremco Cpg Inc Ashland Oh. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Zinc compounds.
Rust-Oleum Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (80.5% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.0K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Azon USA Inc and McPp - Bellevue.
Rust-Oleum Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Rust-Oleum Corp in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Rust-Oleum Corp reports the 2,652nd-largest volume (2.0K lbs). Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Azon USA Inc and McPp - Bellevue.
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
- Rust-Oleum Corp's total reported releases rose from 347 lb in 2022 to 559 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rust-Oleum Corp's off-site transfers rose from 285 lb in 2022 to 461 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rust-Oleum Corp's air releases rose from 62 lb in 2022 to 98 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Rust-Oleum Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Rust-Oleum Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases decreased by 9% (613 lbs to 559 lbs).
Rust-Oleum Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Rust-Oleum Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 9% from 2020 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 613 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 479 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 347 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 559 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 995 lbs | - |
Rust-Oleum Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rust-Oleum Corp on cumulative reported pounds (2.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Redwood Materials - Battery Materials Campus 1, Young Industries Inc, Nbhx Trim Corp. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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).
Other Rpm International Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Carboline Global Inc., Tremco Cpg Manufacturing Corp. Corsicana Facility, Carboline Global 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, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Tenneco Inc.. Rust-Oleum 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.
Use and verify this record
This Rust-Oleum Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Rust-Oleum Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waupun, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Dodge TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Redwood Materials - Battery Materials Campus 1 (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Rust-Oleum Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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