Environmental protection agency updated 2022 Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Data

On October 20, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released updated Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data on the management of toxic chemical waste. The updated TRI data includes the preliminary data set released on August 4, 2023, which included releases, and pollution prevention activities that took place in 2022 at more than 20,000 industrial and federal facilities nationwide were as reported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  

General Information on the 2022 Updated Data  

The 2022 TRI Chemical List data has been updated, to include industries such as metal mining, electric power generation, chemical manufacturing, and hazardous waste treatment that manufactured or used quantities of substances on the TRI Chemical List  during 2022. The dataset released on October 20, provides an update to the preliminary 2022 data released in August of 2023. The updated dataset includes revised and late facility submissions that were received by EPA on or before October 18, 2023. 

The EPA has updated its EPA’s TRI Toxics Tracker to help communities locate TRI-reporting facilities, track chemical releases, and learn about waste management practices. The 2022 TRI National Analysis will provide a comprehensive analysis of the data including trends in releases, industry reporting on waste management and discussion of facility efforts to reduce pollution. EPA will publish the full analysis of the 2022 data in the beginning of 2024. 

Contract Sterilization Facilities Updated Data 2022  

EPA has initiated reporting requirements for ethylene oxide (EtO), from 29 Contract Sterilization Facilities (CTFs) that were not previously subject to TRI reporting requirements. These facilities either release EtO or manage it as waste. EPA extended the TRI reporting requirements for EtO in December 2021 to facilities that are likely to exceed an “otherwise used” TRI reporting threshold of 10,000 pounds per year. 

As of October 3, 2023, EPA has received TRI EtO reporting forms from 26 out of the 29 CTFs. In 2022, the 26 CTFs reported that they managed more than 6 million pounds waste associated with ethylene oxide production, of which 9,133 pounds were released on-site into the air.