Toxic Release Inventory
The EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) is a public database containing information on disposal and other releases of over 600 toxic chemicals from thousands of U.S. facilities. Information about how facilities manage those chemicals through recycling, energy recovery, and treatment, is also provided. One of TRI's primary purposes is to inform residents about toxic chemical releases in their communities.
Each year, companies across a wide range of industries (including chemical, mining, paper, oil, industrials and gas industries) that produce more than 25,000 pounds or handle more than 10,000 pounds of a listed toxic chemical must report it to the TRI. The data is then posted on EPA’s TRI web page.
Eaton reports annual TRI data from all U.S. facilities. The following table summarizes the company's total TRI releases for the past four years. Eaton also lists the amount of waste recycled, treated or recovered. More details are available on the EPA’s TRI web page. http://www.epa.gov/tri/tridata/index.html.
Each year, companies across a wide range of industries (including chemical, mining, paper, oil, industrials and gas industries) that produce more than 25,000 pounds or handle more than 10,000 pounds of a listed toxic chemical must report it to the TRI. The data is then posted on EPA’s TRI web page.
Eaton reports annual TRI data from all U.S. facilities. The following table summarizes the company's total TRI releases for the past four years. Eaton also lists the amount of waste recycled, treated or recovered. More details are available on the EPA’s TRI web page. http://www.epa.gov/tri/tridata/index.html.
Total on-site TRI releases (pounds) | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
Air, water and land | 26,637 | 24,316 | 20,338 | 21,635 |
Production-related waste managed (recycled, treated or recovered) | 7,971,234 | 8,858,664 | 7,987,450 | 7,974,514 |
Some data prior to 2010 required small adjustments to reflect year-to-year inventory changes