Manufacturing Releases Trend in the 2015 TRI National Analysis
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The following graph shows the annual quantities of toxic chemicals released by the manufacturing sectors.
From 2005 to 2015:
- Total releases by the manufacturing sectors decreased by 26%. This is primarily due to a reduction in air emissions and off-site releases.
- Releases to water also declined, while on-site releases to land increased.
From 2014 to 2015:
- Total releases decreased by 2.3% (33.8 million pounds).
- On-site land disposal increased while on-site releases to air and water decreased.
Source Reduction in the Manufacturing Sectors:
Twelve percent of manufacturing facilities initiated source reduction activities to reduce toxic chemical use and waste generation in 2015. The most commonly reported source reduction activitites were good operating practices and process modifications. For example, one facility improved air flow through coating application equipment to reduce spray volume and overspray of solvent-based paints. TRI’s Pollution Prevention Search Tool can help you learn more about pollution prevention opportunities in this sector.
This page was published in January 2017 and uses the 2015 TRI National Analysis dataset made public in TRI Explorer in October 2016.