EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Sonoco Products Co
Holyoke, MA · Parent: Sonoco Products Co
- Total releases
- 241 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sonoco Products Co: how the 323 lbs splits
323 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 322 lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 1 lbs 0.3%
Sonoco Products Co's 323 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Sonoco Products Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Holyoke, MA, in the paper sector. It reported 82 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 241 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 15,645 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. Sonoco Products Co is pounds #253 and chemical-count #322 at 241 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: Hazen Paper Co; U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission LLC - Roller Chain Div; Solenis LLC; Callaway Golf Ball Operations Inc. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Massachusetts: Maintenance Repair Supply Inc/convertapax; Ohio Paperboard; Certainteed / Seven Hills Paperboard LLC; International Paper Co. Other Sonoco Products Co sites in this extract: Sonoco Products Co; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Sonoco Products Co stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 241 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Maintenance Repair Supply Inc/convertapax and Ohio Paperboard.
Sonoco Products Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
241 lbs 40th percentile higher than 40% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sonoco Products Co in the Paper sector extract
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Sonoco Products Co reports the 318th-largest volume (241 lbs). Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Maintenance Repair Supply Inc/convertapax and Ohio Paperboard.
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
- Sonoco Products Co's total reported releases rose from 69 lb in 2022 to 86 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonoco Products Co's off-site transfers rose from 69 lb in 2022 to 86 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sonoco Products 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 Sonoco Products Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 323 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 240% (24 lbs to 82 lbs).
Sonoco Products Co: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Sonoco Products Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 240% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 30 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 33 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 69 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 86 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 82 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 323 lbs | Carcinogen |
Sonoco Products Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sonoco Products Co
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Hazen Paper Co, U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission LLC - Roller Chain Div, Solenis LLC, 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. Maintenance Repair Supply Inc/convertapax, Ohio Paperboard, Certainteed / Seven Hills Paperboard LLC.
Other Sonoco Products Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sonoco Products Co, Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC, Sonoco Metal 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 Hazen Paper Co. Sonoco Products Co 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 Sonoco Products Co TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sonoco Products Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Holyoke, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 322130 · Paper. 0.0% of Hampden TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Afglobal Maass Rings & Forge Lumberdale (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sonoco Products Co 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