EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Jackson Paper Manufacturing
Sylva, NC
- Total releases
- 768 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Jackson Paper Manufacturing: how the 768 lbs splits
768 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 563 lbs 73.3%
- Air Releases 205 lbs 26.7%
Jackson Paper Manufacturing's 768 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 73.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 26.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Jackson Paper Manufacturing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sylva, NC, in the paper sector. It reported 163 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 768 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,227 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. Jackson Paper Manufacturing is pounds #448 and chemical-count #320 at 768 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: Southern Concrete Materials-Sylva Plant; Southern Concrete Materials-West Waynesville Plant; Southern Concrete Materials-Bryson City Plant; Southern Concrete Materials-Waynesville Plant. Similar-scale Paper peers outside North Carolina: Westrock Co; Thelamco Inc; Sonoco Richmond; Liberty Paper Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Jackson Paper Manufacturing stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (73.3% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 768 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Westrock Co and Thelamco Inc.
Jackson Paper Manufacturing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
768 lbs 45th percentile higher than 45% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Jackson Paper Manufacturing inside Jackson's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Jackson Paper Manufacturing reports the 297th-largest volume (768 lbs). This one site accounts for 98.6% of every pound reported in Jackson. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Westrock Co and Thelamco Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Jackson's reported pounds (779 lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Jackson Paper Manufacturing's total reported releases fell from 187 lb in 2022 to 163 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jackson Paper Manufacturing's off-site transfers fell from 146 lb in 2022 to 122 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Jackson Paper Manufacturing Form-R facts
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70.7× more than the comparison
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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 Jackson Paper Manufacturing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 768 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 13% (187 lbs to 163 lbs).
Jackson Paper Manufacturing: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Jackson Paper Manufacturing year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 187 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 188 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 43 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 187 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 163 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 768 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Jackson Paper Manufacturing · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Jackson Paper Manufacturing
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Southern Concrete Materials-Sylva Plant, Southern Concrete Materials-West Waynesville Plant, Southern Concrete Materials-Bryson City 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. Westrock Co, Thelamco Inc, Sonoco Richmond.
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, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Southern Concrete Materials-Sylva Plant. Jackson Paper Manufacturing 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 Jackson Paper Manufacturing TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Jackson Paper Manufacturing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sylva, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322130 · Paper. 98.6% of Jackson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mfg Chemical Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Jackson Paper Manufacturing 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