EPA TRI Facility · Paper
American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC
Afton, TN · Parent: American Greetings Corp
- Total releases
- 4.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2021
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC: how the 4.5K lbs splits
4.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.5K lbs 100.0%
American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC's 4.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Afton, TN, in the paper sector. It reported 2.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2021, and 4.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 11,394 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC is pounds #355 and chemical-count #390 at 4.5K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Artazn LLC; Parker Hannifin Corp; Donaldson Co Inc; Meco Corp. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Tennessee: Newark America; Greif Packaging LLC; Packaging Corp of Ameri Ca; Johns Manville Corp Hamilton Plant. Other American Greetings Corp sites in this extract: American Greetings; American Greetings Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.5K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Newark America and Greif Packaging LLC.
American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.5K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC reports the 271st-largest volume (4.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Newark America and Greif Packaging LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases increased by 15% (2.1K lbs to 2.4K lbs).
American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2021 0
What this shows American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 15% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 0 lbs | - |
American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC on cumulative reported pounds (4.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Fabarc Steel Supply Inc, Chromascape Inc., Culpeper. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Ammonia, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Artazn LLC. American Greetings/ Plus Mark 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.
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This American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Afton, TN, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (2 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 0.2% of Greene TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chromascape Inc. (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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