EPA TRI Facility · Paper
3M Co
Rockland, MA · Parent: 3M Co
- Total releases
- 29.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
3M Co: how the 35.5K lbs splits
35.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 35.5K lbs 100.0%
3M Co's 35.5K 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: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
3M Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rockland, MA, in the paper sector. It reported 6.2K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 29.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 7,367 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Massachusetts's 373 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. 3M Co is pounds #89 and chemical-count #175 at 29.3K lbs. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds (2.5M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Astro Chemicals Inc leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (5.9K lbs, pounds #154). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Holcim Solutions & Products US LLC; Russelectric a Siemens Business; Avedis Zildjian Co.; Gem Gravure Co Inc.. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Massachusetts: Berry Specialty Tapes LLC; Essity Operations Wausau LLC; Chromasource Inc; Abx Solutions LLC. Other 3M Co sites in this extract: 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility; 3M Co - Tonawanda; 3M Co - Little Rock; 3M Co-Hutchinson. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Toluene; n-Hexane.
Compare 3M Co with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Holcim Solutions & Products US LLC Rockland · 116.5K lbs
- Russelectric a Siemens Business Hingham · 252 lbs
- Avedis Zildjian Co. Norwell · 145 lbs
- Gem Gravure Co Inc. West Hanover · 4.1K lbs
Similar-scale Paper sites elsewhere: Berry Specialty Tapes LLC (NY) · Essity Operations Wausau LLC (OH) · Chromasource Inc (IN)
3M Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 29.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Berry Specialty Tapes LLC and Essity Operations Wausau LLC.
3M Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
29K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
3M Co in the Paper sector extract
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, 3M Co reports the 219th-largest volume (29.3K lbs). Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Berry Specialty Tapes LLC and Essity Operations Wausau LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- 3M Co's total reported releases rose from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co's air releases rose from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3M Co Form-R facts
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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 3M Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 35.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 50% (4.1K lbs to 6.2K lbs).
3M Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows 3M Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 50% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 4.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 4.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 11.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 6.2K lbs | 3 |
3M Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to 3M Co
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Holcim Solutions & Products US LLC, Russelectric a Siemens Business, Avedis Zildjian Co., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 372 other reporting facilities in Massachusetts.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Berry Specialty Tapes LLC, Essity Operations Wausau LLC, Chromasource Inc.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3M Co on cumulative reported pounds (29.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc., Chemtrade Logistics Inc Cairo Sulfur Prods, Osco Industries Inc New Boston Div. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc. Oakdale, CA · Food 29.3K lbs reported
- Chemtrade Logistics Inc Cairo Sulfur Prods Cairo, OH · Chemicals 29.3K lbs reported
- Osco Industries Inc New Boston Div New Boston, OH · Primary Metals 29.3K lbs reported
- Amsted Graphite Materials Anmoore, WV · Electrical Equipment 29.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other 3M Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility, 3M Co - Tonawanda, 3M Co - Little Rock.
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 Methanol, Toluene, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Holcim Solutions & Products US LLC. 3M Co 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 3M Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
3M Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rockland, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 322220 · Paper. 8.6% of Plymouth TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc. (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3M Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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