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Data Source: 2022 Dataset (released October 2023) See Note     Instructions for printing wide reports


TRI Transfers Off-site for Further Waste Management (in pounds), top 100 facilities (of 1944) for facilities in All Industries, for Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), chemical, U.S., 2009
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Row # Facility Transfers to Recycling Transfers to Energy Recovery Transfers to Treatment Transfers to POTWs Non Metals POTWs (Metal and Metal Compounds) Other Off-site Transfers Transfers Off-Site for Disposal or Other Releases Total Transfers Off-site for Further Waste Management
1 21ST CENTURY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF NEVADA LLC.2095 NEWLANDS DR E, FERNLEY NEVADA 89408 (LYON) 0 0 0 . . 0 100,331 100,331
2 3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER.10746 INNOVATION RD, COTTAGE GROVE MINNESOTA 55016 (WASHINGTON) 16 0 0 . . 0 20 36
3 3P PROCESSING LLC.1702 S KNIGHT, WICHITA KANSAS 67213 (SEDGWICK) 0 0 64,901 64,901 . 0 . 64,901
4 AB MAURI FLEISCHMANN'S.2743 RIVERPORT RD, MEMPHIS TENNESSEE 38109 (SHELBY) 0 0 22,216 22,216 . 0 . 22,216
5 ABB INSTALLATION PRODUCTS INC.1 AVIATOR WAY, ORMOND BEACH FLORIDA 32174 (VOLUSIA) 0 0 44,049 44,049 . 0 . 44,049
6 ABB INSTALLATION PRODUCTS INC.8735 HAMILTON RD, SOUTHAVEN MISSISSIPPI 38671 (DESOTO) 0 0 32,635 32,635 . 0 . 32,635
7 ABBOTT HEALTHCARE (PR) LTD.RD NO.2 KM 58.0 CRUCE DAVILA, BARCELONETA PUERTO RICO 00617 (BARCELONETA MUNICIPIO) 0 0 100,601 100,601 . 0 . 100,601
8 ABBVIE-NORTH CHICAGO FACILITY.1401 SHERIDAN RD, NORTH CHICAGO ILLINOIS 60064 (LAKE) 0 0 825,000 825,000 . 0 . 825,000
9 ABLE ELECTROPOLISHING CO INC.2001 S KILBOURN AVE, CHICAGO ILLINOIS 60623 (COOK) 0 0 55,953 55,953 . 0 . 55,953
10 ACCURATE ANODIZING.3130 S AUSTIN BLVD, CICERO ILLINOIS 60804 (COOK) 0 0 34,300 34,300 . 0 . 34,300
11 ACE ANODIZING & IMPREGNATING INC.4161 BUTTERFIELD RD, HILLSIDE ILLINOIS 60162 (COOK) 0 0 53,777 53,777 . 0 . 53,777
12 ACTEGA N.A. INC.1050 TAYLORS LN, CINNAMINSON NEW JERSEY 08077 (BURLINGTON) 0 0 10 . . 0 320 330
13 ACUITY BRANDS LIGHTING.1615 E ELMORE ST, CRAWFORDSVILLE INDIANA 47933 (MONTGOMERY) 0 0 81,515 81,515 . 0 . 81,515
14 ADJUVANTS UNLIMITED- #3507.3507 W 5TH ST, TULSA OKLAHOMA 74127 (TULSA) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
15 ADM CORN PROCESSING.1350 WACONIA AVE SW, CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA 52404 (LINN) 0 0 35,000 35,000 . 0 . 35,000
16 ADMIXTURES INC.200 FURNACE RD, WERNERSVILLE PENNSYLVANIA 19565 (BERKS) 0 0 917 . . 0 . 917
17 ADVANCE CORP.8200 97TH ST S, COTTAGE GROVE MINNESOTA 55016 (WASHINGTON) 0 0 117,096 117,096 . 0 . 117,096
18 ADVANCED CAST PRODUCTS INC.18771 MILL ST, MEADVILLE PENNSYLVANIA 16335 (CRAWFORD) 0 0 18,264 18,264 . 0 . 18,264
19 ADVANCED SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC.6155 W 54TH AVE, ARVADA COLORADO 80002 (JEFFERSON) 0 0 50,447 50,447 . 0 . 50,447
20 ADVANSIX INC HOPEWELL PLANT.905 E RANDOLPH RD, HOPEWELL VIRGINIA 23860 (HOPEWELL (CITY)) 0 0 424,345 424,345 . 0 . 424,345
21 AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES NORTHEAST REGION INC.116 WORCESTER RD, NORTH GRAFTON MASSACHUSETTS 01536 (WORCESTER) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
22 AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES WCR INC. DEL CAMINO READY MIX PLANT.10200 WELD COUNTY RD 7, LONGMONT COLORADO 80504 (WELD) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
23 AGRI STAR MEAT & POULTRY LLC..220 W ST, POSTVILLE IOWA 52162 (ALLAMAKEE) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
24 AGRI-MARK INC.869 EXCHANGE ST, MIDDLEBURY VERMONT 05753 (ADDISON) 0 0 724,558 724,558 . 0 . 724,558
25 AGRI-MARK INC MCCADAM PLANT.39 MCCADAM LN, CHATEAUGAY NEW YORK 12920 (FRANKLIN) 0 0 295,137 295,137 . 0 6,331 301,468
26 AGRIMARK INC.958 RIVERDALE RD, WEST SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS 01089 (HAMPDEN) 0 0 65,576 65,576 . 0 . 65,576
27 AGRIUM US INC.201 SOCIETY AVE, HARTSVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA 29550 (DARLINGTON) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
28 AGRIUM US INC.1 COMMERCE ST, FLORENCE ALABAMA 35630 (LAUDERDALE) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
29 AGROPUR.547 W NEZ PERCE AVE, JEROME IDAHO 83338 (JEROME) 0 0 1,010,700 1,010,700 . 0 . 1,010,700
30 AGROPUR INC.332 DIV ST, HULL IOWA 51239 (SIOUX) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
31 AGROPUR INC..2701 FREEDOM RD, APPLETON WISCONSIN 54913 (OUTAGAMIE) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
32 AGROPUR INC..408 DAKOTA ST, LAKE NORDEN SOUTH DAKOTA 57248 (HAMLIN) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
33 AGROPUR INC..N 2915 COUNTY RD AB, LUXEMBURG WISCONSIN 54217 (KEWAUNEE) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
34 AGROPUR INC..105 E 3RD AVE, WEYAUWEGA WISCONSIN 54983 (WAUPACA) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
35 AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO MOSINEE LLC.100 MAIN ST, MOSINEE WISCONSIN 54455 (MARATHON) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
36 AIR INDUSTRIES CO A PCC CO.12570 KNOTT ST, GARDEN GROVE CALIFORNIA 92841 (ORANGE) 0 0 32,972 32,972 . 0 . 32,972
37 AIR PRODUCTS LLC.1423 HWY 225, PASADENA TEXAS 77506 (HARRIS) 0 0 4,370,463 4,370,463 . 0 . 4,370,463
38 AIRGAS NITROUS OXIDE.1226 RIALTO RD, YAZOO CITY MISSISSIPPI 39194 (YAZOO) 0 0 123,906 123,906 . 0 . 123,906
39 AJAX METAL PROCESSING INC.4651 BELLEVUE AVE, DETROIT MICHIGAN 48207 (WAYNE) 0 0 68,217 68,217 . 0 . 68,217
40 AK STEEL CORP.170 ARMCO ROAD, ASHLAND KENTUCKY 41101 (BOYD) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
41 AK STEEL CORP ASHLAND WORKS - COKE PLANT.U.S. 23, ASHLAND KENTUCKY 41105 (BOYD) 0 0 56,547 56,547 . 0 . 56,547
42 AKCROS CHEMICALS INC.500 JERSEY AVE, NEW BRUNSWICK NEW JERSEY 08901 (MIDDLESEX) 0 0 178,468 178,468 . 0 . 178,468
43 AKEBONO - ELIZABETHTOWN PLANT.300 RING RD, ELIZABETHTOWN KENTUCKY 42701 (HARDIN) 0 0 50,000 50,000 . 0 . 50,000
44 AKWEL CADILLAC USA INC..603 W 7TH ST, CADILLAC MICHIGAN 49601 (WEXFORD) 0 0 22,333 22,333 . 0 . 22,333
45 ALABAMA RIVER CELLULOSE LLC.2373 LENA LANDEGGER HWY, PERDUE HILL ALABAMA 36470 (MONROE) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
46 ALBEMARLE CORP BAYPORT PLANT.13000 BAY PARK RD, PASADENA TEXAS 77507 (HARRIS) 0 0 39,572 39,572 . 0 . 39,572
47 ALERT PLATING CO.9939 GLENOAKS BLVD, SUN VALLEY CALIFORNIA 91352 (LOS ANGELES) 0 0 126,677 126,677 . 0 . 126,677
48 ALL METALS PROCESSING OF ORANGE COUNTY LLC.8401 STANDUSTRIAL ST, STANTON CALIFORNIA 90680 (ORANGE) 0 0 74 74 . 0 18,722 18,796
49 ALLEGHENY LUDLUM LLC.RT 38 W PO BOX 309, NEW CASTLE INDIANA 47362 (HENRY) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
50 ALLEIMA SPECIAL METALS LLC.235407 E SR397, KENNEWICK WASHINGTON 99337 (BENTON) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
51 ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC (NEW RIVER ENERGETICS).RT 114 RADFORD ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, RADFORD VIRGINIA 24141 (MONTGOMERY) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
52 ALLIED PHOTO OFFSET SUPPLY CORP.2040 LEE ST, HOLLYWOOD FLORIDA 33020 (BROWARD) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
53 ALLNEX USA INC.2715 MILLER RD, KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN 49001 (KALAMAZOO) 0 0 1,321,525 1,321,525 . 0 . 1,321,525
54 ALLNEX USA INC. WALLINGFORD CT SITE.528 SOUTH CHERRY STREET, WALLINGFORD CONNECTICUT 06492 (NEW HAVEN) 0 0 0 . . 0 106 106
55 ALLVAC RICHBURG PLANT.4374 LANCASTER HWY 9, RICHBURG SOUTH CAROLINA 29729 (CHESTER) 0 0 29,402 29,402 . 0 . 29,402
56 ALON REFINING KROTZ SPRINGS INC.HWY 105 S, KROTZ SPRINGS LOUISIANA 70750 (ST. LANDRY PARISH) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
57 ALPHA OMEGA RECYCLING INC..315 WHATLEY RD, LONGVIEW TEXAS 75604 (GREGG) 0 0 18,173 18,173 . 0 . 18,173
58 ALUMINUM COIL ANODIZING CORP.501 E LAKE ST, STREAMWOOD ILLINOIS 60107 (COOK) 0 0 593,413 593,413 . 0 . 593,413
59 ALUMINUM PRECISION PRODUCTS ALTON ST FACILITY DIV.502 E ALTON ST, SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92707 (ORANGE) 0 0 23,294 23,294 . 0 . 23,294
60 ALUMINUM PRECISION PRODUCTS INC.2621 S SUSAN ST, SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92704 (ORANGE) 0 0 81,839 67,473 . 0 . 81,839
61 AM/NS CALVERT LLC.1 AM NS WAY, CALVERT ALABAMA 36513 (MOBILE) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
62 AMAC ENTERPRISES INC.5909 W 130 TH ST, PARMA OHIO 44130 (CUYAHOGA) 0 0 500 500 . 0 . 500
63 AMBER CHEMICAL INC..5201 BOYLAN ST, BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA 93308 (KERN) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
64 AMERICA'S BEST QUALITY COATINGS CORP..1602 S 1ST ST, MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN 53204 (MILWAUKEE) 0 0 14,762 14,762 . 0 . 14,762
65 AMERICAN & EFIRD LLC PLANT 05 & 15.601 AMERICAN ST, MOUNT HOLLY NORTH CAROLINA 28120 (GASTON) 0 0 74,338 74,338 . 0 . 74,338
66 AMERICAN EAGLE PAPER MILLS.1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, TYRONE PENNSYLVANIA 16686 (BLAIR) 0 0 7,822 7,822 . 0 . 7,822
67 AMERICAN ELECTRO PRODUCTS INC.1358 THOMASTON AVE, WATERBURY CONNECTICUT 06704 (NEW HAVEN) 0 0 25,900 25,900 . 0 . 25,900
68 AMERICAN PACIFIC CORP UTAH OPERATIONS.10622 W 6400 N, CEDAR CITY UTAH 84721 (IRON) 0 0 1,200 . . 0 . 1,200
69 AMERICAN PROTEINS/BALL GROUND.14938 E CHEROKEE DR., BALL GROUND GEORGIA 30107 (CHEROKEE) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
70 AMES ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP.3900 S CLINTON AVE, SOUTH PLAINFIELD NEW JERSEY 07080 (MIDDLESEX) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
71 AMES GOLDSMITH CORP.21 ROGER ST, GLENS FALLS NEW YORK 12801 (WARREN) 0 0 2,315,031 2,315,031 . 0 . 2,315,031
72 AMETEK AEGIS.50 WELBY RD, NEW BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS 02745 (BRISTOL) 0 0 16,208 16,091 . 0 . 16,208
73 AMITRON CORP.2001 LANDMEIER RD, ELK GROVE VILLAGE ILLINOIS 60007 (COOK) 0 0 17,675 17,675 . 0 . 17,675
74 AMMUNITION OPERATIONS LLC.2592 AR HWY 15 N, LONOKE ARKANSAS 72086 (LONOKE) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
75 AMPHENOL APC INC.91 NORTHEASTERN BLVD, NASHUA NEW HAMPSHIRE 03062 (HILLSBOROUGH) 0 0 55,868 55,868 . 0 . 55,868
76 AMPHENOL CORP.40-60 DELAWARE AVE, SIDNEY NEW YORK 13838 (DELAWARE) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
77 AMSTERDAM PRINTING & LITHO.166 WALLINS CORNERS RD, AMSTERDAM NEW YORK 12010 (MONTGOMERY) 0 0 39,682 39,682 . 0 . 39,682
78 AMTEC CORP AMRON DIV.920 AMRON AVE, ANTIGO WISCONSIN 54409 (LANGLADE) 0 0 96,806 96,806 . 0 . 96,806
79 ANALOG DEVICES INC. BEAVERTON.14320 SW JENKINS RD, BEAVERTON OREGON 97005 (WASHINGTON) 0 0 39,861 39,861 . 0 . 39,861
80 ANALOG DEVICES INC/WILMINGTON MANUFACTURING.ONE ANALOG WAY, WILMINGTON MASSACHUSETTS 01887 (MIDDLESEX) 0 0 9,616 9,616 . 0 . 9,616
81 ANCHORAGE SAND & GRAVEL CO INC.11155 LANG ST, ANCHORAGE ALASKA 99515 (ANCHORAGE MUNICIPALITY) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
82 ANDERSON DAIRY.801 SEARLES AVE, LAS VEGAS NEVADA 89101 (CLARK) 0 0 33,823 33,823 . 0 . 33,823
83 ANGELLE MATERIALS - DELTA CONCRETE.425 FLORIDA AVE SE, DENHAM SPRINGS LOUISIANA 70726 (LIVINGSTON PARISH) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
84 ANGUS CHEMICAL CO.350 LOUISIANA HWY 2, STERLINGTON LOUISIANA 71280 (OUACHITA PARISH) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
85 ANHEUSER-BUSCH LLC.2885 BELGIUM RD, BALDWINSVILLE NEW YORK 13027 (ONONDAGA) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
86 ANHEUSER-BUSCH LLC.ONE BUSCH PL, SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI 63118 (ST LOUIS (CITY)) 1,890 0 31,000 31,000 . 0 . 32,890
87 ANOCOIL LLC.60 E MAIN ST, ROCKVILLE CONNECTICUT 06066 (TOLLAND) 0 0 32,788 32,788 . 0 . 32,788
88 ANOMATIC CORP.1650 TAMARACK RD, NEWARK OHIO 43055 (LICKING) 0 0 843,193 843,193 . 0 . 843,193
89 ANOPLATE CORP.459 PULASKI ST, SYRACUSE NEW YORK 13204 (ONONDAGA) 0 0 23,398 23,398 . 0 250 23,648
90 ANSELL PROTECTIVE PRODUCTS.1300 WALNUT ST, COSHOCTON OHIO 43812 (COSHOCTON) 0 0 229 229 . 0 . 229
91 APACHE NITROGEN PRODUCTS INC.1436 S APACHE POWDER RD, SAINT DAVID ARIZONA 85630 (COCHISE) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
92 APEX PLATING & POLISHING CO. INC..725 COMMERCE RD, LINDEN NEW JERSEY 07036 (UNION) 0 0 7,490 7,490 . 0 . 7,490
93 APEX TOOL GROUP LLC.762 W STEWART ST, DAYTON OHIO 45417 (MONTGOMERY) 0 0 27,000 . . 0 . 27,000
94 APEX TOOL GROUP LLC SUMTER SC OPERATION.1150 CLIPPER RD, SUMTER SOUTH CAROLINA 29154 (SUMTER) 0 0 24,286 24,286 . 0 . 24,286
95 ARCELORMITTAL TUBULAR PRODUCTS USA LLC.132 W MAIN ST, SHELBY OHIO 44875 (RICHLAND) 0 0 0 . . 0 1,342 1,342
96 ARCH CHEMICALS INC.100 MCKEE RD, ROCHESTER NEW YORK 14611 (MONROE) 0 0 37,143 37,143 . 0 . 37,143
97 ARCHBOLD CONTAINER CORP.800 W BARRE RD, ARCHBOLD OHIO 43502 (FULTON) 0 0 876 876 . 0 552 1,428
98 ARCHROMA US INC.788 CHERT QUARRY RD, MARTIN SOUTH CAROLINA 29836 (ALLENDALE) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
99 ARGOS USA LLC DILLON CONCRETE PLANT.869 SCOTTLAND RD, DILLON SOUTH CAROLINA 29536 (DILLON) 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0
100 ARKEMA INC.13755 HWY 43 N, AXIS ALABAMA 36505 (MOBILE) 0 0 285 . . 0 0 285
  Total of Top 100 facilities 1,906 0 14,970,651 14,926,756 0 0 127,974 15,100,531

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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.

Transfers to Recycling are Section 6.2, sum of Solvents/Organics Recovery (M20), Metals Recovery (M24), Other Reuse or Recovery (M26), Acid Regeneration (M28) and Transfer to Waste Broker - Recycling (M93)). Transfers to Energy Recovery are Section 6.2, sum of Energy Recovery (M56) and Transfer to Waste Broker - Energy Recovery (M92)). Transfers to Treatment are Section 6.2, sum of Solidification/Stabilization (M40, except for metals and metal compounds), Incineration/Thermal Treatment (M50), Incineration/Insignificant Fuel Value (M54), Wastewater Treatment (excluding POTWs) (M61, except for metals and metal compounds), Other Waste Treatment (M69) and Transfer to Waste Broker - Waste Treatment (M95)). Transfers to POTWs (non-metals) are Section 6.1 (except metals and metal compounds). Transfers to POTWs (metals and metal compounds) are Section 6.1 (metals and metal compounds only). Other off-site transfers are Section 6.2 sum of amounts with no code or invalid code.

Transfers off-site to disposal or other releases not including transfers to POTWS of metals and metal compounds are Section 6.2, sum of Class I Underground Injection Wells (M81), Class II-V Underground Injection Wells (M82,M71), RCRA Subtitle C Landfills (M65), Other Landfills (M64), Storage Only (M10), Solidification/Stabilization - Metals and Metal Compounds only (M41), Solidification/Stabilization (M40 metals and metal compounds only), Wastewater Treatment (excluding POTWs) - Metals and Metal Compounds only (M62), Wastewater Treatment (excluding POTWs) (M61 metals and metal compounds only), RCRA Subtitle C Surface Impoundments (M66), Other Surface Impoundments (M67, M63), Land Treatment (M73), Other Land Disposal (M79), Other Off-site Management (M90), Transfers to Waste Broker - Disposal (M94 or M91), and Unknown (M99).

This report ranks the 100 largest facilities reporting in a particular off-site waste transfer category (by default, the report ranks the top 100 facilities by total off-site waste transfers). By sorting on different off-site waste transfer categories (e.g., transfers to recycle, to energy recovery, to treatment, to POTWs, etc.), TRI Explorer will generate a report ranking the top 100 facilities for the specific off-site waste transfer category chosen. Note that the top 100 facilities ranked for a specific off-site waste transfer category will change as the category changes (i.e., the 100 facilities ranked for recycling is not necessarily the same 100 facilities for transfers to POTWs).

Note that if a facility name appears multiple times within the table above, the facility is a multi-establishment and submitted multiple forms for the chemical.

The facility may have reported multiple NAICS codes to TRI in the current reporting year. See the facility profile report by clicking on the facility name to see a list of all NAICS codes submitted to TRI for the current reporting year.

A decimal point, or "." denotes that 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). "NA" in a cell denotes that the facility has submitted only Form A and thus the data for release, waste transfers or quantities of TRI chemicals in waste are not applicable. By submitting a Form A the facility has certified that its total annual reportable amount is less than 500 pounds, and that the facility does not manufacture, process, or otherwise use more than 1 million pounds of the toxic chemical.

The user selected list of chemicals applied in this report includes: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

How to cite TRI Explorer. Following APA Style, 6th edition, an appropriate citation to TRI Explorer is:
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