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Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program

TRI Basic Plus Data Files Guides

These documents describe field-by-field contents of the 10 files which collectively contain all of the data reported on the TRI Reporting Form R and Form A Certification Statement.

Update: September 23, 2020

  • TRI/NEW File Type 1A (Releases and Other Waste Mgmt), Updated: 12/2020
  • TRI/NEW File Type 1B (Chemical Activities and Uses)
  • TRI/NEW File Type 2A (Source Reduction Activities)
  • TRI/NEW File Type 2B (On Site Waste Treatment)
  • TRI/NEW File Type 3A (Off Site Transfers), Updated: 12/2020
  • TRI/NEW File Type 3B (Transfers to POTWs, 1987-2010)
  • TRI/NEW File Type 3C (Transfers to POTWs, 2011-later)
  • TRI/NEW File Type 4 (Details of Facility Information)
  • TRI/NEW File Type 5 (Additional Information from Section 8.11)
  • TRI/NEW File Type 6 (Misc. Information from Section 9.11)

The types of data in TRI Basic Plus Data Files:

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