EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Otsego Paper Inc.
Otsego, MI · Parent: Usg Corp
- Total releases
- 34.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Otsego Paper Inc.: how the 34.8K lbs splits
34.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 34.6K lbs 99.3%
- Off-site Transfers 231 lbs 0.7%
- Air Releases 6 lbs <0.1%
Otsego Paper Inc.'s 34.8K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Otsego Paper Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Otsego, MI, in the paper sector. It reported 30.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 34.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,978 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Otsego Paper Inc. is pounds #260 and chemical-count #352 at 34.8K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Parker Hannifin; Fema Component Manufacturing; Drug & Laboratory Disposal Inc; Jbs Plainwell. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Michigan: Graphic Packaging International; Easton Mill; Itw/foilmark Inc; Smurfit Kappa N.a. - Forney Mill. Other Usg Corp sites in this extract: Usg Paper LLC; American Metals Corp; Usg Interiors LLC; Usgypsum Co Galena Park. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Lead compounds.
Compare Otsego Paper Inc. with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Parker Hannifin Otsego · 6.3K lbs
- Fema Component Manufacturing Otsego · 9.3K lbs
- Drug & Laboratory Disposal Inc Plainwell · 1.8K lbs
- Jbs Plainwell Plainwell · 11.8M lbs
Similar-scale Paper sites elsewhere: Graphic Packaging International (CA) · Easton Mill (NY) · Itw/foilmark Inc (MA)
Otsego Paper Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.3% water discharges) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 34.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Graphic Packaging International and Easton Mill.
Otsego Paper Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
35K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Otsego Paper Inc.: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Otsego Paper Inc. reports the 213th-largest volume (34.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 82.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Graphic Packaging International and Easton Mill.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Otsego Paper Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 82.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Otsego Paper Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Otsego Paper Inc.'s water releases rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Otsego Paper Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 28 lb in 2022 to 13 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Otsego Paper Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Otsego Paper Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Otsego Paper Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 34.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3181% (916 lbs to 30.1K lbs).
Otsego Paper Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Otsego Paper Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3181% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 916 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 30.1K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 28.9K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 5.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 163 lbs | - |
Otsego Paper Inc. · WATER-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Otsego Paper Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (34.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Hexion Inc-Moreau Facility, Stella Jones Corp-Goshen Facility, Stx Beef Co LLC. 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.
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- Hexion Inc-Moreau Facility South Glens Falls, NY · Chemicals 34.8K lbs reported
- Stella Jones Corp-Goshen Facility Goshen, VA · Wood Products 34.8K lbs reported
- Stx Beef Co LLC Corpus Christi, TX · Food 34.8K lbs reported
- National Electric Coil Co LP Brownsville, TX · Electrical Equipment 34.8K 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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Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Usg Paper LLC, American Metals Corp, Usg Interiors 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 Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Parker Hannifin. Otsego Paper Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · WATER 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 Otsego Paper Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · WATER · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Otsego Paper Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Otsego, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 0.3% of Allegan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hexion Inc-Moreau Facility (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Otsego Paper Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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