EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber
Talladega, AL · Parent: Koch Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 244.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Talladega, AL, in the wood products sector. It reported 48.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 244.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,907 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Talladega Pattern & Aluminum Works Inc; Kasai Inc.; Fci Talladega; Alabama Specialty Products. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Alabama: Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Warrenton Ga; Roseburg Forest Products Co. - Riddle Plywood #4; Roseburg Forest Products - el Dorado Mdf; Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber LLC. Other Koch Industries Inc sites in this extract: Koch Fertilizer Enid LLC; Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC; Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site; Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead.
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber has reported 244.1K lbs of toxic releases across 4 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 1 is classified as carcinogen, representing 25% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Wood Products sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 100% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber reports the 62nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is more than 99.9% of the total.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 321113 (Wood Products). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 244.1K lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 4 distinct chemicals, 1 of which (25%) carry a carcinogenic classification. Largest chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead.
The dominant release pathway is air releases at 243.0K lbs (99.6% of total volume), followed by off-site transfers at 0.4%. Between 2019 and 2023, reported totals increased by 42% - from 34.0K lbs to 48.4K lbs. The facility is operated under parent company Koch Industries Inc alongside Koch Fertilizer Enid LLC; Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC; Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site; Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations. Nearest other TRI reporters: Talladega Pattern & Aluminum Works Inc; Kasai Inc.; Fci Talladega; Alabama Specialty Products. Similar-scale peers outside Alabama: Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Warrenton Ga; Roseburg Forest Products Co. - Riddle Plywood #4; Roseburg Forest Products - el Dorado Mdf; Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber LLC.
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open Talladega Pattern & Aluminum Works Inc for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber's total reported releases fell from 56.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 48.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber's off-site transfers fell from 660 lb in 2022 to 430 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber's air releases fell from 56.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 48.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 244.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 42% (34.0K lbs to 48.4K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber - annual TRI totals
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What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 34.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 49.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 56.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 56.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 48.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 244.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 2 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Talladega Pattern & Aluminum Works Inc, Kasai Inc., Fci Talladega, ordered by distance.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Warrenton Ga, Roseburg Forest Products Co. - Riddle Plywood #4, Roseburg Forest Products - el Dorado Mdf.
Other Koch Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Koch Fertilizer Enid LLC, Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC, Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Methanol, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead; nearby reporters include Talladega Pattern & Aluminum Works Inc. "Total releases" includes air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal, aggregated across available reporting years. Quantities are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.