EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant
Elkin, NC · Parent: Weyerhaeuser Co
- Total releases
- 578.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant: how the 578.1K lbs splits
578.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 569.5K lbs 98.5%
- Land Disposal 8.5K lbs 1.5%
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant's 578.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.5% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 1.5%. 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elkin, NC, in the wood products sector. It reported 120.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 578.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,782 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. Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant is pounds #54 and chemical-count #168 at 578.1K 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: Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant; Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dobson Fresh Plant; Louisiana-Pacific Corp; Plycem USA LLC. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside North Carolina: Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber LLC St Maries Complex; Georgia-Pacific LLC; Gp Wood Products LLC Gurdon Plywood & Lumber Complex; Decorative Panels International. Other Weyerhaeuser Co sites in this extract: Weyerhaeuser Nr; Weyerhaeuser Nr Co; Weyerhaeuser Nr Co; Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Millport Al. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Phenol; Formaldehyde; Diisocyanates.
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.5% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 578.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber LLC St Maries Complex and Georgia-Pacific LLC.
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
578K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant inside Surry's TRI pounds
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant reports the 12th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 33.8% of every pound reported in Surry. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber LLC St Maries Complex and Georgia-Pacific LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Surry's reported pounds (1.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant's total reported releases rose from 114.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 120.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant's land releases rose from 3 lb in 2022 to 8.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant's air releases fell from 114.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 112.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 578.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1% (119.2K lbs to 120.7K lbs).
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 119.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 124.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 98.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 114.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 120.7K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 250.7K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 216.9K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 109.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 754 lbs | - |
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant, Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dobson Fresh Plant, Louisiana-Pacific Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber LLC St Maries Complex, Georgia-Pacific LLC, Gp Wood Products LLC Gurdon Plywood & Lumber Complex.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant on cumulative reported pounds (578.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Anomatic Corp, Los Angeles Galvanizing Co., Metal Container Corp-Mira Loma Can Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Anomatic Corp Newark, OH · Fabricated Metals 577.7K lbs reported
- Los Angeles Galvanizing Co. Huntington Park, CA · Fabricated Metals 578.6K lbs reported
- Metal Container Corp-Mira Loma Can Plant Jurupa Valley, CA · Fabricated Metals 578.8K lbs reported
- Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2 Decatur, IN · Plastics and Rubber 577.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Weyerhaeuser Nr, Weyerhaeuser Nr Co, Weyerhaeuser Nr 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 Methanol, Phenol, Formaldehyde, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Pittsburgh Glass Works - Elkin Plant. Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant stamps MID 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 Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elkin, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321219 · Wood Products. 33.8% of Surry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Anomatic Corp (Δ 372 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Elkin Plant stamps MID 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