EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Tesa Plant Sparta LLC
Sparta, MI · Parent: Tesa Tape Inc
- Total releases
- 14.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tesa Plant Sparta LLC: how the 14.9K lbs splits
14.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 14.3K lbs 96.2%
- Off-site Transfers 560 lbs 3.8%
Tesa Plant Sparta LLC's 14.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Tesa Plant Sparta LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sparta, MI, in the paper sector. It reported 2.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 14.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,921 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. Tesa Plant Sparta LLC is pounds #339 and chemical-count #650 at 14.9K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: General Formulations Inc; Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems; Cascade Die Casting / Great Lakes; Rapid Engineering. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Michigan: Accord Carton LLC; Mactac; Knowlton Technologies LLC; Rainier Plywood Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene.
Tesa Plant Sparta LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.2% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Accord Carton LLC and Mactac.
Tesa Plant Sparta LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tesa Plant Sparta LLC: Toluene-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Tesa Plant Sparta LLC reports the 244th-largest volume (14.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Accord Carton LLC and Mactac.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tesa Plant Sparta LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tesa Plant Sparta LLC's total reported releases fell from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tesa Plant Sparta LLC's air releases fell from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tesa Plant Sparta LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tesa Plant Sparta LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 38% (3.8K lbs to 2.4K lbs).
Tesa Plant Sparta LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tesa Plant Sparta LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 38% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 2.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 14.9K lbs | - |
Tesa Plant Sparta LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tesa Plant Sparta LLC
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including General Formulations Inc, Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems, Cascade Die Casting / Great Lakes, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Accord Carton LLC, Mactac, Knowlton Technologies LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tesa Plant Sparta LLC on cumulative reported pounds (14.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Toshiba International Corp, California Dairies Inc Artesia, Quad Packaging Inc. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Toluene; nearby reporters include General Formulations Inc. Tesa Plant Sparta LLC 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 Tesa Plant Sparta LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tesa Plant Sparta LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sparta, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322220 · Paper. 0.4% of Kent TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Toshiba International Corp (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tesa Plant Sparta LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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