EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC
Canton, NC · Parent: Evergreen Packaging Group
- Total releases
- 10.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 29
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC: how the 10.7M lbs splits
10.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 8.7M lbs 81.1%
- Land Disposal 1.4M lbs 12.8%
- Water Discharges 654.8K lbs 6.1%
Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC's 10.7M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 81.1% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 12.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Canton, NC, in the paper sector. It reported 865.0K lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 10.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 198 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC is pounds #7 and chemical-count #2 at 10.7M lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Consolidated Metco Inc; Blue Ridge Paper Products - Waynesville; Southern Concrete Materials-Waynesville Plant; Southern Concrete Materials-West Waynesville Plant. Similar-scale Paper peers outside North Carolina: Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations; New-Indy Catawba LLC; Foley Cellulose LLC; Domtar A.w. LLC Ashdown Mill. Other Evergreen Packaging Group sites in this extract: Blue Ridge Paper Products - Waynesville. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Manganese compounds; Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide.
Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (81.1% air releases) across 29 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations and New-Indy Catawba LLC.
Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC inside Haywood's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC reports the 18th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.3% of every pound reported in Haywood. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations and New-Indy Catawba LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Haywood's reported pounds (10.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC's total reported releases fell from 2.3 million lb in 2022 to 865.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC's land releases fell from 229.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 77.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC's air releases fell from 2.0 million lb in 2022 to 725.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC's water releases fell from 102.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 62.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC Form-R facts
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See how Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2455.2× more than the comparison
14.5× more 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 Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 67% (2.6M lbs to 865.0K lbs).
Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 1
What this shows Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 67% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.6M lbs | 25 |
| 2020 | 2.5M lbs | 25 |
| 2021 | 2.5M lbs | 25 |
| 2022 | 2.3M lbs | 25 |
| 2023 | 865.0K lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 29 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Consolidated Metco Inc, Blue Ridge Paper Products - Waynesville, Southern Concrete Materials-Waynesville Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations, New-Indy Catawba LLC, Foley Cellulose LLC.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC on cumulative reported pounds (10.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (29). Release-pound peers include Bald Mountain Mine, Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, Cardinal Plant. Chemical-count peers include Harrison Power Station, Miller Steam Plant, Nissan N.a. Inc.. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Evergreen Packaging Group Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Blue Ridge Paper Products - Waynesville.
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, Manganese compounds, Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Consolidated Metco Inc. Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Canton, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 99.3% of Haywood TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bald Mountain Mine (Δ 66.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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