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MICHIGAN WHEEL CORP

Quick Summary

  • Released 81 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
  • Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.
  • Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.
Address
1501 BUCHANAN AVE. S.W.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49507
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County
KENT County
Industry
Manufacturing
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
331525
Total Penalties
$0 · last Jun 24, 2004
Registry ID
110000497230

How This Compares

#453 of 692 TRI reporters in MI
#10,011 of 16,877 TRI reporters in Manufacturing

Ranked by most recent year's total TRI releases.

TRI Toxic Chemical Releases

Annual pounds of each toxic chemical released to air, water, and land, as reported to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Carcinogen (♦) and PFAS designations are per EPA and IARC classifications.

Emissions Trend (2015–2024) +568% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 52
2016 65 +26%
2017 81 +25%
2018 77 -5%
2020 91
2021 81 -11%
2022 68 -16%
2023 43 -36%
2024 344 +698%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Copper 326 326 176,136
Nickel 19 19 9,498 ♦ Carcinogen

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Copper 40 40 254,398
Nickel 3 3 13,305 ♦ Carcinogen

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Copper 63 63 380,038
Nickel 5 5 23,070 ♦ Carcinogen

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Copper 76 76 870,457
Nickel 4 4 54,939 ♦ Carcinogen

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Copper 86 86 274,627
Nickel 5 5 14,532 ♦ Carcinogen

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Copper 73 73 327,725
Nickel 4 4 15,741 ♦ Carcinogen

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Copper 78 78 526,763
Nickel 3 3 26,422 ♦ Carcinogen

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Copper 62 62 300,690
Nickel 3 3 12,619 ♦ Carcinogen

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Copper 49 49 262,896
Nickel 2 2 11,609 ♦ Carcinogen

Waste Management & Recycling

How this facility manages toxic chemicals beyond direct releases — through recycling, energy recovery, and on-site or off-site treatment. Data from the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical Released Recycled Energy Recovery Treated
Nickel 11,192
Copper 205,952

Off-Site Transfer Destinations

Facilities to which toxic chemicals were transferred for disposal, recycling, energy recovery, or treatment during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Destination Chemical Disposal Recycling Energy Rec. Treatment
FRANKLIN METAL TRADING CORPORATION
LAKE ODESSA, MI
Copper 28,382
BEACON RECYCLING
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Copper 147,754
BEACON RECYCLING
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Nickel 9,352
FRANKLIN METAL TRADING CORPORATION
LAKE ODESSA, MI
Nickel 146

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program Type Violation Date Return to Compliance Status
rcra Standards for Used Oil: Generators Mar 9, 2006 Mar 9, 2006 Resolved

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-MID020904710-001 · Mar 9, 2006
Administrative - Formal
· Case 05-2004-0115 · Jun 24, 2004
$5,000

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