EPA TRI Facility · Tobacco
American Snuff Co LLC
Memphis, TN · Parent: Reynolds American Inc
- Total releases
- 26.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
American Snuff Co LLC: how the 26.9K lbs splits
26.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 25.5K lbs 95.0%
- Air Releases 1.4K lbs 5.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
American Snuff Co LLC's 26.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
American Snuff Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Memphis, TN, in the tobacco sector. It reported 6.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 26.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,562 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 Snuff Co LLC is pounds #229 and chemical-count #486 at 26.9K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wit-Con LLC; Mmc Materials Inc - Olive Branch Plant; Mmc Materials Inc - Clarke Road; Jabil Circuit Inc. Similar-scale Tobacco peers outside Tennessee: Congar International Corp; Swisher International Inc; John Middleton Co Kop Site; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co Eagle One. Other Reynolds American Inc sites in this extract: R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Whitaker Park; R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Tvill; American Snuff Co LLC Taylor Brothers Div; Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nicotine and salts.
American Snuff Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 26.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Congar International Corp and Swisher International Inc.
American Snuff Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
27K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Snuff Co LLC: Nicotine and salts-led volume
Among the 28 Tobacco facilities in this database, American Snuff Co LLC reports the 20th-largest volume (26.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nicotine and salts alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Congar International Corp and Swisher International Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of American Snuff Co LLC'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
- American Snuff Co LLC's total reported releases rose from 4.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Snuff Co LLC's air releases fell from 294 lb in 2022 to 121 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Snuff Co LLC's off-site transfers rose from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Snuff Co LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How American Snuff Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 26.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 18% (5.4K lbs to 6.4K lbs).
American Snuff Co LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows American Snuff Co LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 18% 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 | 5.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 6.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nicotine and salts | 26.9K lbs | - |
American Snuff Co LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Snuff Co LLC
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Wit-Con LLC, Mmc Materials Inc - Olive Branch Plant, Mmc Materials Inc - Clarke Road, ordered by distance.
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Similar Tobacco Facilities
Other Tobacco facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Congar International Corp, Swisher International Inc, John Middleton Co Kop Site.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Snuff Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (26.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Big Dog Adhesives LLC, Raytheon Co, Nutrien Ag Solutions. 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.
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 Whitaker Park, R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Tvill, American Snuff Co LLC Taylor Brothers Div.
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 Wit-Con LLC. American Snuff Co LLC stamps LIGHT 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 American Snuff Co LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nicotine and salts) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Snuff Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Memphis, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 312230 · Tobacco. 0.1% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Big Dog Adhesives LLC (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Snuff Co LLC stamps LIGHT 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