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.

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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.

#2,375 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 9.1% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

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

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

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

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

2022 → 2023
  • 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

Sector
Fabricated Metals
MID volume
352.4K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CLEAN chem count
3
Lead chemical
Certain glycol ethers

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See how Greif Packaging LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Greif Packaging LLC
352.4K lbs
Arkema Coating Resins
64.0K lbs

5.5× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Greif Packaging LLC
3
Arkema Coating Resins
7

57% 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 Greif Packaging LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 352.4K lbs.

Air Releases 352.4K lbs (100.0%)
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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

million lbs

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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
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

Alsip, IL
41.6563, -87.7261
County TRI context
Cook · 0.5% of county pounds
Parent company
Greif Inc

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.

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.

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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