EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Greif Packaging LLC
Alsip, IL · Parent: Greif Inc
- Total releases
- 352.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Greif Packaging LLC: how the 352.4K lbs splits
352.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 352.4K lbs 100.0%
Greif Packaging LLC's 352.4K 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Greif Packaging LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alsip, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 82.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 352.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,375 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. Greif Packaging LLC is pounds #93 and chemical-count #378 at 352.4K 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: Arkema Coating Resins; Masters & Alloy LLC; Prestone Products; Gc America Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Azz Galvanizing Services-Beaumont; Press Forge Co; Ply Gem; Crown Beverage Packaging. Other Greif Inc sites in this extract: Greif Packaging LLC; Greif Packaging LLC; Greif Packaging LLC; Greif Industrial Packaging & Services. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; n-Butyl alcohol; Phenol.
Greif Packaging LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 352.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Azz Galvanizing Services-Beaumont and Press Forge Co.
Greif Packaging LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
352K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Greif Packaging LLC: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Greif Packaging LLC reports the 159th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 73.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Azz Galvanizing Services-Beaumont and Press Forge Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Greif Packaging LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 73.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Greif Packaging LLC's total reported releases fell from 98.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 82.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Greif Packaging LLC's air releases fell from 98.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 82.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Greif Packaging LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Greif Packaging LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 352.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 214% (26.4K lbs to 82.8K lbs).
Greif Packaging LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Greif Packaging LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 214% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 44.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 100.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 98.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 82.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 258.4K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 88.5K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 5.5K lbs | - |
Greif Packaging LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Greif Packaging LLC
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Arkema Coating Resins, Masters & Alloy LLC, Prestone Products, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Azz Galvanizing Services-Beaumont, Press Forge Co, Ply Gem.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Greif Packaging LLC on cumulative reported pounds (352.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Yoder Smokers Inc., Sun Cosmetics LLC, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - W S Lee Steam Station. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Yoder Smokers Inc. Hutchinson, KS · Electrical Equipment 352.3K lbs reported
- Sun Cosmetics LLC Valparaiso, IN · Chemicals 352.2K lbs reported
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - W S Lee Steam Station Belton, SC · Electric Utilities 352.2K lbs reported
- Fujifilm Wako Chemicals USA Corp Richmond, VA · Chemicals 352.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Phenol; nearby reporters include Arkema Coating Resins. Greif Packaging LLC stamps MID 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 Greif Packaging LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Greif Packaging LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alsip, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332439 · Fabricated Metals. 0.5% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Yoder Smokers Inc. (Δ 41 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Greif Packaging LLC stamps MID 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