Pollution in Guilford County, North Carolina

Guilford County contains 355 EPA-regulated facilities, 7 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 60 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $17.2M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 278.4k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the North Carolina state average of 72 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities60reporters
EPA Facilities355regulated
Sig. Violators7current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Marsh Furniture CompanyHigh Point77.3kPenalties
Kao Specialties Americas LlcHigh Point59.7kCompliant
The Sherwin-Williams Company - Stage Coach TrailGreensboro33.2kPenalties
Morflex Chemical Co IncGreensboro15.9kCompliant
Degussa Corp. - Stockhausen SuperabsorberGreensboro15.3kCompliant
Evonik CorpGreensboro11.6kCompliant
Hallstar Greensboro LlcGreensboro11.2kCompliant
Thomas Built Buses - Fairfield RoadHigh Point11.2kCompliant
The Sherwin-Williams CompanyGreensboro8.4kCompliant
Piedmont Chemical Industries I, LlcHigh Point6.6kPenalties
V & E Components IncorporatedHigh Point6.1kCompliant
UnivarJamestown4.3kCompliant
Axalta Coating Systems Usa, LlcHigh Point3.4kPenalties
Novachem CorporationHigh Point2.8kCompliant
Highline Warren - GreensboroGreensboro2.7kCompliant
Akzo Nobel Coatings IncHigh Point2.3kCompliant
Rf Micro Devices Fab 3Greensboro2.0kCompliant
American Metal Treating IncHigh Point2.0kCompliant
Chemol Company, Inc.Greensboro572Compliant
Innospec Performance ChemicalsHigh Point503Compliant
Cascade Die Casting / AtlanticHigh Point474Compliant
Ppg Industries, Inc.Greensboro237Compliant
Thomas Built Buses, Inc. - Courtesy Road FacilityHigh Point135Compliant
The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing CompanyBrown Summit96Compliant
Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa IncGreensboro72Compliant
Vitafoam IncorporatedHigh Point57Compliant
Greensboro PlantGreensboro57Compliant
Future Foam, IncHigh Point48Compliant
Industrial Wood ProductsClimax27Compliant
Superbrand Dairy, Incorporated - High PointHigh Point10Compliant
O'neal Steel IncGreensboro7Compliant
Rite Color Chemical CompanyHigh Point7Compliant
Carolina Steel CorporationColfax5Compliant
Gilbarco Incorporated-GuilfordGreensboro3Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Auman, Danny W. - ResidenceHigh Point$22.4k2022-04-12
Tyco ElectronicsGreensboro$21.1k2025-03-04
Pentecostal Holiness ChurchBrowns Summit$1.5k2022-02-23
Compass Healthcare And Rehab Guilford Dba CountrysideStokesdale$1.3k2025-11-12
Replacements LtdMcleansville$02025-10-08
Former Dow Corning Greensboro SiteGreensboro$0
Williams Terminals Holdings LpGreensboro$02025-08-13