EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Accord Carton LLC
Alsip, IL
- Total releases
- 15.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Accord Carton LLC: how the 15.5K lbs splits
15.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 15.5K lbs 100.0%
Accord Carton LLC's 15.5K 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: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Accord Carton LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alsip, IL, in the paper sector. It reported 2.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 15.5K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,832 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Accord Carton LLC is pounds #375 and chemical-count #785 at 15.5K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nufarm Americas Inc. - Alsip; Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete Inc. - Alsip; Van Norman Molding Co; Greif Packaging LLC. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Illinois: Mactac; Tesa Plant Sparta LLC; Rainier Plywood Co; Shurtape Technologies LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
Accord Carton LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.5K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mactac and Tesa Plant Sparta LLC.
Accord Carton LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
16K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Accord Carton LLC: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Accord Carton LLC reports the 243rd-largest volume (15.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Mactac and Tesa Plant Sparta LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Accord Carton LLC's pounds in one chemical - here 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Accord Carton LLC's total reported releases fell from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Accord Carton LLC's air releases fell from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Accord Carton LLC Form-R facts
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See how Accord Carton LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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86% 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 Accord Carton LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases decreased by 53% (4.9K lbs to 2.3K lbs).
Accord Carton LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Accord Carton LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 53% from 2020 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: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 15.5K lbs | - |
Accord Carton LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Accord Carton LLC
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Nufarm Americas Inc. - Alsip, Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete Inc. - Alsip, Van Norman Molding Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Mactac, Tesa Plant Sparta LLC, Rainier Plywood Co.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Accord Carton LLC on cumulative reported pounds (15.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Jones-Hamilton Co, Americhem Inc Lnc, Ykk (usa) Inc. National Manufacturing Center. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Nufarm Americas Inc. - Alsip. Accord Carton LLC 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.
Use and verify this record
This Accord Carton LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Accord Carton LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alsip, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 322212 · Paper. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Jones-Hamilton Co (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Accord Carton LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. 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