EPA TRI Facility · Printing

Quad/graphics Inc.

The Rock, GA · Parent: Quad/graphics Inc

Total releases
28.5K lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Latest report
2022
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Quad/graphics Inc.: how the 28.5K lbs splits

28.5K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 28.5K lbs 100.0%

Quad/graphics Inc.'s 28.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.

LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN

Quad/graphics Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in The Rock, GA, in the printing sector. It reported 8.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2022, and 28.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 7,426 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. Quad/graphics Inc. is pounds #226 and chemical-count #364 at 28.5K 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: Interfor - Thomaston Div; Continental Tire the Americas Llc/aldora Plant; Hm Southeast Concrete LLC - Griffin Plant; Tencate Finishing (southern Mills). Similar-scale Printing peers outside Georgia: Quad/graphics Marketing LLC; Lsc Communications / Lancaster West; Multi-Color Corp; Quad/graphics Inc. Other Quad/graphics Inc sites in this extract: Quad/graphics Inc; Quad/graphics Inc; Quad/graphics Marketing LLC; Quad/graphics Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Ethylene glycol.

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Quad/graphics Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 28.5K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Quad/graphics Marketing LLC and Lsc Communications / Lancaster West.

#7,426 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Quad/graphics Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

29K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Quad/graphics Inc.: Certain glycol ethers-led volume

Among the 144 Printing facilities in this database, Quad/graphics Inc. reports the 48th-largest volume (28.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 76.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Quad/graphics Marketing LLC and Lsc Communications / Lancaster West.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Quad/graphics Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 76.0%. Not a toxicity score.

Quad/graphics Inc. Form-R facts

Sector
Printing
LIGHT volume
28.5K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CLEAN chem count
2
Lead chemical
Certain glycol ethers

Compare this facility

See how Quad/graphics Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Quad/graphics Inc.
28.5K lbs
Interfor - Thomaston Div
118.7K lbs

76% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Quad/graphics Inc.
2
Interfor - Thomaston Div
3

33% less than the comparison

Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.

How does this facility release toxic chemicals?

How Quad/graphics Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 28.5K lbs.

Air Releases 28.5K lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2022, total releases increased by 49% (6.0K lbs to 8.9K lbs).

Quad/graphics Inc.: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2022

million lbs

What this shows Quad/graphics Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 49% from 2019 to 2022). 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: Certain glycol ethers.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 6.0K lbs 1
2020 4.0K lbs 1
2021 9.6K lbs 2
2022 8.9K lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Certain glycol ethers 21.7K lbs -
Ethylene glycol 6.9K lbs -

Quad/graphics Inc. · AIR-pathway site

The Rock, GA
32.9904, -84.2409
County TRI context
Upson · 19.1% of county pounds
Parent company
Quad/graphics Inc

Compare beyond Georgia

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Quad/graphics Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (28.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Spartech LLC, Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc, Ccl Container Aerosol Div. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Certain glycol ethers, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Interfor - Thomaston Div. Quad/graphics Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.

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This Quad/graphics Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Quad/graphics Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for The Rock, GA, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 323111 · Printing. 19.1% of Upson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Spartech LLC (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Quad/graphics Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. 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