EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Tama Paperboard
Tama, IA · Parent: Greif Inc
- Total releases
- 5 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Tama Paperboard: how the 5 lbs splits
5 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4 lbs 70.4%
- Air Releases 1 lbs 15.1%
- Water Discharges 1 lbs 14.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Tama Paperboard's 5 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 70.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Tama Paperboard is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tama, IA, in the paper sector. It reported 1 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 5 lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 18,904 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Tama Paperboard is pounds #422 and chemical-count #432 at 5 lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bituminous Materials & Supply LP; Forterra Concrete Products - Marshalltown; Thombert Inc.; Fisher Controls International LLC. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Iowa: Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc.; Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC; Ox Engineered Products Inc; Ox Specialty Paper LLC. Other Greif Inc sites in this extract: Greif Packaging LLC; Greif Packaging LLC; Greif Packaging LLC; Greif Packaging LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Tama Paperboard stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (70.4% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5 lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. and Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC.
Tama Paperboard vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5 lbs 27th percentile higher than 27% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tama Paperboard inside Tama's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Tama Paperboard reports the 347th-largest volume (5 lbs). This one site accounts for 79.1% of every pound reported in Tama. Scale peers outside Iowa include Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. and Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Tama's reported pounds (7 lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Tama Paperboard Form-R facts
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3.8× more than the comparison
67% 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 Tama Paperboard releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 56% (2 lbs to 1 lbs).
Tama Paperboard: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Tama Paperboard year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 56% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 5 lbs | Carcinogen |
Tama Paperboard · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tama Paperboard
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Bituminous Materials & Supply LP, Forterra Concrete Products - Marshalltown, Thombert Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc., Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC, Ox Engineered Products Inc.
Other Greif Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Greif Packaging LLC, Greif Packaging LLC, Greif Packaging 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 Lead; nearby reporters include Bituminous Materials & Supply LP. Tama Paperboard stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Tama Paperboard TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tama Paperboard totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tama, IA, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 322130 · Paper. 79.1% of Tama TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Builders Choice (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tama Paperboard stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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