Packaging Corp of America
8 facilities · 8 states · 34.6M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Packaging Corp of America is the reported parent of 8 Form R facilities across 8 states, disclosing 34.6M lbs of toxic releases. 8 of 129 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Tennessee (8.3M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Packaging Corp of America, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Packaging Corp of America: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+1.0%
8 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+1.0%
6.5 million lb → 6.6 million lb, every facility that filed
- Packaging Corp of America's total reported releases rose from 6.5 million lb in 2022 to 6.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Packaging Corp of America's land releases rose from 575.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 630.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Packaging Corp of America's water releases fell from 695.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 638.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Packaging Corp of America's off-site transfers fell from 21.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Packaging Corp of America from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Packaging Corp of America Counce Mill; Packaging Corp of America; Boise White Paper LLC; Packaging Corp of America - Deridder Mill. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co; US Department of Defense; Eastman Chemical Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Hydrogen sulfide. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Tennessee; Georgia; Washington. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Paper. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Packaging Corp of America Counce Mill; Packaging Corp of America; Boise White Paper LLC; Packaging Corp of America - Deridder Mill. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co; US Department of Defense; Eastman Chemical Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Hydrogen sulfide. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Tennessee; Georgia; Washington. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Paper.
Packaging Corp of America ranks #57 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Packaging Corp of America spans 8 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Packaging Corp of America's disclosed pounds are spread across 8 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Packaging Corp of America follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co; US Department of Defense) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Packaging Corp of America sits among TRI parents
Packaging Corp of America sits on a disclosure ladder beside Nyrstar US Inc and The Chemours Co and US Department of Defense and Eastman Chemical Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Nyrstar US Inc · rank #55 · 114.9M lbs
- The Chemours Co · rank #56 · 40.5M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- US Department of Defense · rank #58 · 22.5M lbs
- Eastman Chemical Co · rank #59 · 17.4M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Packaging Corp of America
Methanol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Hydrogen sulfide lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Packaging Corp of America Counce Mill. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Methanol | 20.1M lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.7M lbs |
| Ammonia | 2.6M lbs |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 2.1M lbs |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 1.9M lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 1 | 8.3M lbs |
| Georgia | 1 | 7.5M lbs |
| Washington | 1 | 5.1M lbs |
| Louisiana | 1 | 4.7M lbs |
| Alabama | 1 | 4.1M lbs |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 3.3M lbs |
| Minnesota | 1 | 1.7M lbs |
| Texas | 1 | 4.0K lbs |
Facilities (8)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Packaging Corp of America Counce Mill Counce, TN | 8.3M lbs |
| Packaging Corp of America Clyattville, GA | 7.5M lbs |
| Boise White Paper LLC Wallula, WA | 5.1M lbs |
| Packaging Corp of America - Deridder Mill Deridder, LA | 4.7M lbs |
| Boise White Paper LLC Jackson, AL | 4.1M lbs |
| Packaging Corp of Ameri Ca Tomahawk, WI | 3.3M lbs |
| Boise White Paper LLC International Falls, MN | 1.7M lbs |
| Packaging Corp of Ameri Ca Waco, TX | 4.0K lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Packaging Corp of America on total disclosed release pounds (34.6M lbs) and reporting facility count (8). Release-volume peers include Sabic US Holdings LP, Oneok Inc, Perdue Farms Inc. Facility-count peers include Agropur Inc, Albemarle Corp, Allegheny Technologies Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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Similar facility count
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Tennessee, Georgia, Washington; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Packaging Corp of America's TRI parent record
From Packaging Corp of America, open Packaging Corp of America Counce Mill or compare against Nyrstar US Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Packaging Corp of America (Packaging Corp of America Counce Mill in TN). Largest facility
- Compare against The Chemours Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Packaging Corp of America sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Nyrstar US Inc, The Chemours Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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