TRI Explorer
Waste Quantity: Industry Report
Data Source: 2022 Dataset (released October 2023) | See Note | Instructions for printing wide reports |
Quantities of TRI Chemicals in Waste (in pounds), for All Chemicals, By Industry, U.S., 2018 |
Row # | Industry | Recycled On-site | Recycled Off-site | Energy Recovery On-site | Energy Recovery Off-site | Treated On-site | Treated Off-site | Total On-Site Disposal to Class I UI Wells RCRA C Landfills and Other Landfills | Total Other On-Site Disposal or Other Releases | Total Off-Site Disposal to Class I UI Wells RCRA C Landfills and Other Landfills | Total Other Off-Site Disposal or Other Releases | Total Production-related Waste Managed | Non-production-related Waste Managed |
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1 | 211 - Natural Gas Processing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,780,558 | 0 | 9,000,000 | 330,015 | 3 | 0 | 26,110,576 | 30,211 |
2 | 2121 - Coal Mining (added 1998) | 0 | 23,937 | 0 | 0 | 3,627,828 | 0 | 2,551,584 | 1,511,547 | 0 | 6,510 | 7,721,406 | 0 |
3 | 2122 - Metal Mining (added 1998) | 60,315,621 | 3,419,442 | 0 | 5,000 | 14,217,833 | 12,294 | 2,189,257 | 1,686,377,600 | 372,411 | 794,243 | 1,767,703,701 | 54,127 |
4 | 2211 - Electric Utilities (added 1998) | 2,238 | 5,558,170 | 467,342 | 2,866 | 965,039,042 | 549,555 | 147,821,561 | 129,025,433 | 33,513,134 | 25,472,820 | 1,307,452,160 | 15,431 |
5 | 311 - Food | 943,614,259 | 1,537,816 | 428,392 | 257,225 | 396,632,927 | 48,454,141 | 81,559 | 129,343,774 | 1,310,159 | 21,317,985 | 1,542,978,237 | 762,008 |
6 | 3121 - Beverages | 10,014 | 520 | 8,143,963 | 304 | 9,702,950 | 647,400 | 0 | 2,144,420 | 770 | 444,683 | 21,095,024 | 1 |
7 | 3122 - Tobacco | 791 | 278,118 | 0 | 3,769 | 316,844 | 40,065 | 0 | 631,016 | 128,474 | 188,836 | 1,587,913 | 1 |
8 | 313 - Textiles | 9,149,184 | 573,475 | 985,710 | 964,019 | 8,343,026 | 1,133,301 | 0 | 2,413,013 | 60,379 | 201,006 | 23,823,114 | 0 |
9 | 314 - Textile Product | 0 | 299,151 | 750,418 | 15,393 | 259,176 | 70,644 | 0 | 111,289 | 30,696 | 38,493 | 1,575,261 | 0 |
10 | 315 - Apparel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,200 | 607 | 0 | 12,807 | 0 |
11 | 316 - Leather | 4,699,728 | 41,308 | 0 | 6,548 | 118,325 | 60,984 | 12,793 | 149,189 | 1,386,031 | 269,669 | 6,744,576 | 0 |
12 | 321 - Wood Products | 24,657,555 | 230,509 | 179,434 | 419,888 | 21,894,512 | 333,417 | 162,470 | 9,347,273 | 208,480 | 202,542 | 57,636,082 | 81,636 |
13 | 322 - Paper | 28,416,796 | 2,122,516 | 189,356,260 | 2,382,382 | 987,890,855 | 24,888,895 | 12,020,064 | 145,158,227 | 4,454,201 | 2,320,051 | 1,399,010,248 | 6,036 |
14 | 323 - Printing | 132,234,810 | 1,176,830 | 15,674 | 558,547 | 4,737,261 | 571,608 | 0 | 3,088,909 | 270,069 | 202,378 | 142,856,086 | 0 |
15 | 324 - Petroleum | 142,758,198 | 22,701,284 | 803,860,219 | 6,078,262 | 1,052,456,087 | 38,295,757 | 3,388,154 | 70,228,023 | 5,021,244 | 3,322,219 | 2,148,109,448 | 139,117 |
16 | 325 - Chemicals | 11,481,230,238 | 115,781,916 | 1,234,514,309 | 288,993,845 | 3,802,718,836 | 348,478,181 | 233,432,034 | 229,603,084 | 41,085,662 | 40,750,582 | 17,816,588,688 | 3,333,948 |
17 | 326 - Plastics and Rubber | 107,531,949 | 20,455,396 | 10,123,731 | 3,739,874 | 45,151,464 | 29,555,609 | 55,037 | 32,865,226 | 3,826,334 | 3,211,615 | 256,516,235 | 193,154 |
18 | 327 - Nonmetallic Mineral Product | 25,250,376 | 7,660,281 | 411,624,026 | 2,083,660 | 35,679,172 | 1,407,132 | 969,153 | 23,384,616 | 4,632,376 | 809,063 | 513,499,856 | 141,648 |
19 | 331 - Primary Metals | 946,906,218 | 999,783,357 | 15,281,412 | 1,866,072 | 276,927,930 | 11,115,851 | 55,575,423 | 127,413,892 | 123,626,485 | 36,665,086 | 2,595,161,726 | 766,937 |
20 | 332 - Fabricated Metals | 41,604,191 | 453,227,850 | 6,634,568 | 3,539,441 | 96,761,762 | 19,544,172 | 13,779 | 19,314,438 | 16,502,364 | 14,040,869 | 671,183,433 | 131,827 |
21 | 333 - Machinery | 1,742,617 | 130,113,691 | 0 | 379,662 | 2,432,070 | 3,813,019 | 76,113 | 2,217,612 | 2,656,053 | 1,799,508 | 145,230,346 | 665,612 |
22 | 334 - Computers/Electronics Products | 6,051,292 | 35,695,972 | 393,648 | 7,103,790 | 41,017,507 | 11,070,495 | 321 | 2,303,288 | 859,981 | 2,446,384 | 106,942,678 | 113,477 |
23 | 335 - Electrical Equipment | 84,283,639 | 291,464,305 | 1,402,172 | 302,185 | 7,574,759 | 2,220,236 | 5 | 1,566,891 | 1,932,137 | 2,909,890 | 393,656,221 | 182,817 |
24 | 336 - Transportation Equipment | 17,690,362 | 244,182,683 | 14,968,506 | 2,745,380 | 28,775,982 | 8,927,821 | 44,102 | 28,253,623 | 3,900,592 | 4,312,680 | 353,801,731 | 463,151 |
25 | 337 - Furniture | 374,694 | 4,617,580 | 0 | 1,493,339 | 2,321,962 | 986,061 | 0 | 4,159,813 | 59,440 | 285,651 | 14,298,541 | 0 |
26 | 339 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 10,605,454 | 16,948,801 | 1,584,249 | 709,929 | 12,139,047 | 2,924,955 | 1,604 | 1,619,758 | 758,258 | 917,535 | 48,209,591 | 22,715 |
27 | 4246 - Chemical Wholesalers (added 1998) | 6,692,636 | 1,462,175 | 0 | 4,550,801 | 673,224 | 617,056 | 0 | 1,142,334 | 56,618 | 691,773 | 15,886,617 | 142,418 |
28 | 4247 - Petroleum Bulk Terminals (added 1998) | 3,696,912 | 4,952,992 | 33,083 | 310,721 | 6,260,047 | 494,629 | 2,666 | 1,370,646 | 29,993 | 189,464 | 17,341,155 | 45,450 |
29 | 511 - Publishing | 0 | 54,102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54,102 | 0 |
30 | 562 - Hazardous Waste (added 1998) | 74,762,338 | 58,792,971 | 1,012,353 | 90,012,031 | 203,262,796 | 35,393,840 | 126,587,921 | 2,089,638 | 43,743,141 | 3,635,688 | 639,292,718 | 101,813 |
31 | 999 - Other | 28,580,232 | 34,185,918 | 0 | 243,075 | 13,662,851 | 5,594,220 | 555,822 | 26,823,205 | 4,430,865 | 2,661,096 | 116,737,283 | 463,427 |
Total | 14,182,862,343 | 2,457,343,068 | 2,701,759,469 | 418,768,009 | 8,057,376,634 | 597,201,341 | 594,541,423 | 2,683,999,994 | 294,856,957 | 170,108,319 | 32,158,817,558 | 7,856,962 |
(Note that in the table above, EPA has converted Dioxin and Dioxin-like compounds data from grams (as reported to EPA) into pounds. Please refer to the Dioxin and Dioxin-like compounds table below for reported amounts of Dioxin and Dioxin-like compounds in grams. Grams can be converted to pounds by multiplying by 0.002205.) |
Quantities of TRI Chemicals in Waste (in grams), for Dioxin and Dioxin-like compounds, By Industry, U.S., 2018 |
Row # | Industry | Recycled On-site | Recycled Off-site | Energy Recovery On-site | Energy Recovery Off-site | Treated On-site | Treated Off-site | Total On-Site Disposal to Class I UI Wells RCRA C Landfills and Other Landfills | Total Other On-Site Disposal or Other Releases | Total Off-Site Disposal to Class I UI Wells RCRA C Landfills and Other Landfills | Total Other Off-Site Disposal or Other Releases | Total Production-related Waste Managed | Non-production-related Waste Managed |
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1 | 2122 - Metal Mining (added 1998) | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | 3.0000000 | .0000000 | 1.5901192 | .0000000 | .0000000 | 4.5901192 | .0000000 |
2 | 2211 - Electric Utilities (added 1998) | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | 6.9531030 | .0000000 | 4.6970375 | 324.4954269 | 1.9622839 | .3571450 | 338.4649963 | .0000000 |
3 | 311 - Food | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0176374 | .0000000 | .0000000 | 10.6175044 | .1321061 | .0000000 | 10.7672479 | .0000000 |
4 | 3121 - Beverages | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .5459600 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .5459600 | .0000000 |
5 | 321 - Wood Products | 26,033.5651000 | .1704678 | .0000000 | 2,474.8142000 | 360.2790476 | 688.2213846 | .5436365 | 165.5931796 | 40.2336568 | 18.7436210 | 29,782.1642939 | 48.5858000 |
6 | 322 - Paper | .0000000 | .2964355 | 4.0840880 | .0000000 | 196.5220800 | .0009300 | 46.5541334 | 407.8476608 | 212.1544378 | 61.6111602 | 929.0709257 | .0000000 |
7 | 324 - Petroleum | .2140000 | .4192764 | .0000000 | .0001800 | 6.3591460 | 14.9223392 | 1.3349300 | 33.9172956 | 66.9356492 | 1.6715200 | 125.7743364 | .1984340 |
8 | 325 - Chemicals | .2140000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0383993 | 69,492.0431070 | 27,417.9956591 | 10,456.7948322 | 1,668.8333583 | 60,223.3980880 | 14.6425711 | 169,273.9600150 | 72.5140500 |
9 | 326 - Plastics and Rubber | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0763020 | .0000000 | .1285164 | .0820230 | .0000000 | .2868414 | .0000000 |
10 | 327 - Nonmetallic Mineral Product | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | 231.7000000 | 30.8849747 | .0000000 | .0000000 | 262.5849747 | .0000000 |
11 | 331 - Primary Metals | .0000000 | 11.1161248 | .0000000 | .0000000 | 18,326.9259300 | 254.6742290 | 192.2532039 | 14,487.7063585 | 4,228.3376682 | 20.7141321 | 37,521.7276465 | .0000000 |
12 | 332 - Fabricated Metals | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .2615000 | .0000000 | 1.0581580 | .0642300 | .0000000 | 1.3838880 | .0000000 |
13 | 335 - Electrical Equipment | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .1118770 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .1118770 | .0000000 |
14 | 336 - Transportation Equipment | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | 1.4892000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | 1.4892000 | .0000000 |
15 | 337 - Furniture | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | 63.0282601 | .0000000 | .0000000 | 63.0282601 | .0000000 |
16 | 562 - Hazardous Waste (added 1998) | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | 48.1149000 | 4,538.9610000 | 3,441.0498230 | 5.3224169 | 51.0488060 | 1.0000000 | 8,085.4969459 | .0000000 |
17 | 999 - Other | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | .0000000 | 1.8827524 | .0000000 | .0000000 | 1.8827524 | .0000000 |
Total | 26,033.9931000 | 12.0023045 | 4.0840880 | 2,474.8527793 | 88,437.2149510 | 32,918.1133439 | 14,374.9275965 | 17,205.0530188 | 64,824.3489490 | 118.7401494 | 246,403.3302804 | 121.2982840 |
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Note: Reporting year (RY) 2022 is the most recent TRI data available. Facilities reporting to TRI were required to submit their data to EPA by July 1 for the previous calendar year's activities. TRI Explorer is using the 2022 Dataset (released October 2023). This dataset includes revisions for the years 1988 to 2022 processed by EPA. Revisions submitted to EPA after this time are not reflected in TRI Explorer reports. TRI data may also be obtained through EPA Envirofacts. Users of TRI information should be aware that TRI data reflect releases and other waste management activities of chemicals, not whether (or to what degree) the public has been exposed to those chemicals. TRI data, in conjunction with other information, can be used as a starting point in evaluating exposures that may result from releases and other waste management activities which involve toxic chemicals. The determination of potential risk depends upon many factors, including the toxicity of the chemical, the fate of the chemical, and the amount and duration of human or other exposure to the chemical after it is released. Quantities of waste data are from Section 8 of the Form R, which is the standard TRI reporting form. These data are available beginning with the 1991 reporting year. Beginning with the 2006 reporting year, the industry classification code is the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), which has replaced the 1997 US Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code. The primary NAICS code as reported by the facility is now used for all analysis purposes for all reporting years 2006 and later. For reporting years prior to 2006, EPA has assigned a primary NAICS code based on the SIC codes as reported for those years for the purpose of analyzing trends. A decimal point, or "." denotes the following: if a decimal point is reported across an entire row, the facility submitted a Form A (i.e., the facility certified that its total annual reportable amount is less than 500 pounds, and does not manufacture, process, or otherwise use more than 1 million pounds); or if a decimal point is reported in a single column, the facility left that particular cell blank in its Form R submission (a zero in a cell denotes either that the facility reported "0" or "NA" in its Form R submission). How to cite TRI Explorer. Following APA Style, 6th edition, an appropriate citation to TRI Explorer is:United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2024). TRI Explorer (2022 Dataset (released October 2023)) [Internet database]. Retrieved from https://enviro.epa.gov/triexplorer/, (April 26, 2024). |
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