EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Westrock Southeast LLC
Dublin, GA · Parent: Smurfit Westrock U.S. Holding Co
- Total releases
- 6.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Westrock Southeast LLC: how the 6.6M lbs splits
6.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 6.4M lbs 96.7%
- Air Releases 212.7K lbs 3.2%
- Water Discharges 2.7K lbs <0.1%
Westrock Southeast LLC's 6.6M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 96.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Westrock Southeast LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Dublin, GA, in the paper sector. It reported 1.1M lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 6.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 313 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. Westrock Southeast LLC is pounds #10 and chemical-count #82 at 6.6M 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Green Power Solutions of Georgia; Darling Ingredients Inc.; Steelfab of Dublin Georgia Inc; Ykk Ap America Inc. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Georgia: International Paper / Red River Mill; Phoenix Paper Wickliffe LLC; Westrock; International Paper Pensacola Mill. Other Smurfit Westrock U.S. Holding Co sites in this extract: Westrock Coated Board LLC; Westrock Texas LP; Westrock Cp LLC; Westrock Kraft Paper LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Methanol; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
Westrock Southeast LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (96.7% land disposal) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include International Paper / Red River Mill and Phoenix Paper Wickliffe LLC.
Westrock Southeast LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.6M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Westrock Southeast LLC inside Laurens's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Westrock Southeast LLC reports the 37th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 47.6% of every pound reported in Laurens. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 87.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include International Paper / Red River Mill and Phoenix Paper Wickliffe LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Laurens's reported pounds (13.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Westrock Southeast LLC's total reported releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westrock Southeast LLC's land releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westrock Southeast LLC's water releases fell from 565 lb in 2022 to 492 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westrock Southeast LLC's air releases fell from 46.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Westrock Southeast LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Westrock Southeast LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 207% (353.3K lbs to 1.1M lbs).
Westrock Southeast LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Westrock Southeast LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 207% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 353.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 1.9M lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 1.7M lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 1.5M lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 1.1M lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 5.8M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 476.0K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 166.1K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 86.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 47.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 42.3K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 30 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Westrock Southeast LLC · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Westrock Southeast LLC
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Green Power Solutions of Georgia, Darling Ingredients Inc., Steelfab of Dublin Georgia Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. International Paper / Red River Mill, Phoenix Paper Wickliffe LLC, Westrock.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Westrock Southeast LLC on cumulative reported pounds (6.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include International Paper / Red River Mill, Rockport Plant, Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. 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
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- International Paper / Red River Mill Campti, LA · Paper 6.6M lbs reported
- Rockport Plant Rockport, IN · Electric Utilities 6.6M lbs reported
- Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co Point Of Rocks, WY · Electric Utilities 6.7M lbs reported
- Iatan Generating Station Weston, MO · Electric Utilities 6.5M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Smurfit Westrock U.S. Holding Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Westrock Coated Board LLC, Westrock Texas LP, Westrock Cp LLC.
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 Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Methanol, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Green Power Solutions of Georgia. Westrock Southeast LLC stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Westrock Southeast LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Westrock Southeast LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Dublin, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 47.6% of Laurens TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Green Power Solutions of Georgia (Δ 26.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Westrock Southeast LLC stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds. 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