EPA TRI Facility · Tobacco
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park
Winston Salem, NC · Parent: Reynolds American Inc
- Total releases
- 179.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park: how the 179.6K lbs splits
179.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 150.8K lbs 84.0%
- Air Releases 28.7K lbs 16.0%
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park's 179.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 84.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 16.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Winston Salem, NC, in the tobacco sector. It reported 46.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 179.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,435 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. R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park is pounds #112 and chemical-count #517 at 179.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex; Weaver Fertilizer Inc.; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Pet Dairy; Concrete Supply Co LLC - Lowery St. Similar-scale Tobacco peers outside North Carolina: U S Smokeless Tobacco Co; Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site; Jti Leaf Services (us) LLC; Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co. of Pa Inc.. Other Reynolds American Inc sites in this extract: R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Tvill; American Snuff Co LLC Taylor Brothers Div; Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co; American Snuff Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (84.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 179.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include U S Smokeless Tobacco Co and Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site.
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
180K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park: Nicotine and salts-led volume
Among the 28 Tobacco facilities in this database, R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park reports the 4th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nicotine and salts alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include U S Smokeless Tobacco Co and Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site.
Concentrated means ≥60% of R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park's pounds in one chemical - here Nicotine and salts at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park's total reported releases rose from 31.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park's off-site transfers rose from 27.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park's air releases rose from 4.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 179.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 1% (47.3K lbs to 46.6K lbs).
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 1% 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: Nicotine and salts.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 47.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 30.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 22.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 31.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 46.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nicotine and salts | 179.6K lbs | - |
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex, Weaver Fertilizer Inc., Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Pet Dairy, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Tobacco Facilities
Other Tobacco facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. U S Smokeless Tobacco Co, Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site, Jti Leaf Services (us) LLC.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park on cumulative reported pounds (179.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Altuglas LLC, Fmc Corp - Mobile Manufacturing Center, Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Altuglas LLC Bristol, PA · Chemicals 179.6K lbs reported
- Fmc Corp - Mobile Manufacturing Center Axis, AL · Chemicals 179.7K lbs reported
- Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories Casa Grande, AZ · Food 179.4K lbs reported
- Skyworks Solutions Inc Woburn, MA · Computers and Electronic Products 179.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Reynolds American Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Tvill, American Snuff Co LLC Taylor Brothers Div, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co.
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 Nicotine and salts; nearby reporters include Triseal Opco LLC - Polo Road Complex. R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nicotine and salts) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Winston Salem, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 312230 · Tobacco. 4.3% of Forsyth TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Altuglas LLC (Δ 27 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nicotine and salts. 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