EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro
Riceboro, GA
- Total releases
- 2.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro: how the 2.4M lbs splits
2.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.7M lbs 68.4%
- Land Disposal 773.2K lbs 31.6%
Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro's 2.4M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 68.4% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 31.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Riceboro, GA, in the paper sector. It reported 486.3K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 2.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 750 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro is pounds #26 and chemical-count #84 at 2.4M lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Chemtall Incorporated; Flocryl LLC; Flocryl LLC - Acrylamide Plant; Flocryl Llc-Acrylates; Elan Technology Inc. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Georgia: Gp Big Island LLC; Georgia-Pacific Wauna LLC; Cosmo Specialty Fibers Inc.; Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Hydrogen sulfide; Chlorine; Lead compounds.
Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Riceboro, GA: 2.4M lbs across 8 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 68.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gp Big Island LLC and Georgia-Pacific Wauna LLC.
Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.4M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro inside Liberty's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro reports the 93rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 36.6% of every pound reported in Liberty. Scale peers outside Georgia include Gp Big Island LLC and Georgia-Pacific Wauna LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Liberty's reported pounds (6.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2% (478.3K lbs to 486.3K lbs).
Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 478.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 495.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 502.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 486.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 486.3K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.3M lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 1.2M lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 554 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 211 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 36 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro in Liberty
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Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Chemtall Incorporated; Flocryl LLC, Flocryl LLC - Acrylamide Plant, Flocryl Llc-Acrylates, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro on cumulative reported pounds (2.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Gp Big Island LLC, Tyson Farms Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
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Similar chemical count
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About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Methanol, Hydrogen sulfide, Chlorine, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Chemtall Incorporated; Flocryl LLC. Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Riceboro, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322110 · Paper. 36.6% of Liberty TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative (Δ 2.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 68.4%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov