Year-over-year total releases
Reported on-site TRI releases in pounds (lbs), grouped by reporting year.
Facility detail
EMPIRE INDUSTRIES INC BUTTON DIV
710 POPLAR ST, TARBORO, NC, 27886
Parent company: EMPIRE INDUSTRIES INC
Carcinogen
— EPA classifications across all reporting years
Top chemical totals
The 10 chemicals with the highest cumulative on-site releases in pounds (lbs) across all available years.
Full release table
Rows are years. Columns show the five highest-total chemicals across all years plus each year's total release volume.
| All values in pounds (lbs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Dichloromethane | Styrene | Acetone | Total (lbs) | ||
| 1995 | — | 1,800 | — | 1,800 | ||
| 1994 | — | 2,100 | — | 2,100 | ||
| 1993 | — | 2,800 | — | 2,800 | ||
| 1992 | 3,900 | 4,000 | 2,300 | 10,200 | ||
| 1991 | 1,100 | 4,000 | 2,400 | 7,500 | ||
| 1990 | 5,250 | 930 | 2,400 | 8,580 | ||
| 1989 | 5,750 | 930 | 2,400 | 9,080 | ||
| 1988 | 4,850 | 3,450 | 750 | 9,050 | ||
▎ Facilities report to EPA's TRI once they manufacture, process, or use a listed chemical above set thresholds. Once that threshold is crossed, they must report actual releases regardless of size — so a small number reflects genuine low-level discharge, not a data error.