Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)

Background

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a publicly available EPA database that contains information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities reported annually by certain covered industry groups and federal facilities. This inventory was established under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) and expanded by the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990.

Who Must Comply

• Release Reporting Requirements
  Describes the types of businesses required to submit reports each year on the amounts of toxic chemicals their facilities release into the environment or otherwise managed as waster.
• TRI Guidance Documents
  Provides more information about requirements for specific industries and chemicals.

How to Comply

EPCRA Section 313 requires facilities to submit reports to both EPA and their State. Reports must be submitted by July 1 of each year. Separate copies of the report should be sent to the EPA and the State. Facilities that reside in states that participate in the TRI State Data Exchange and file with EPA electronically will automatically have their submissions sent to the state. The reporting software will inform facilities if their state is participating in this program.

• Frequently Asked Questions
  The TRI Program has developed a list of frequently asked questions to assist facilities with the determination of whether they need to report and how the TRI regulation may be satisfied.
• Reporting Materials and Guidance
  This page contains links to every aspect of understanding, filling out, and submitting the TRI reporting forms.
• State Programs
  Contact information and links to state programs.
• TRI Electronic Reporting
  This page contains information about the TRI Reporting assistance software known as the Toxic Release Inventory- Made Easy web (TRI-MEweb) and the desktop TRI-ME software.