EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Hood Container Corp
Waverly, TN
- Total releases
- 5.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 15
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Hood Container Corp: how the 5.0M lbs splits
5.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.5M lbs 51.0%
- Water Discharges 1.9M lbs 37.8%
- Land Disposal 557.7K lbs 11.2%
Hood Container Corp's 5.0M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 51.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 37.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Hood Container Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waverly, TN, in the paper sector. It reported 651.9K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 5.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 429 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. Hood Container Corp is pounds #17 and chemical-count #17 at 5.0M 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Scepter Inc; Matheson Tri-Gas-New Johnsonville Tn Branch; Occidental Chemical Corp (oxychem); Chemours Johnsonville Plant. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Tennessee: Westrock Cp LLC; Boise White Paper LLC; Hollingshead Materials (formerly Westrock Cp LLC Rock-Tenn; Domtar Paper Co Llc-Plymouth Mill. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Methanol; Manganese compounds.
Hood Container Corp is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Waverly, TN: 5.0M lbs across 15 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 51.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Westrock Cp LLC and Boise White Paper LLC.
Hood Container Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.0M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hood Container Corp in the Paper sector extract
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Hood Container Corp reports the 57th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Westrock Cp LLC and Boise White Paper LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hood Container Corp's total reported releases fell from 655.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 651.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hood Container Corp's land releases fell from 129.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hood Container Corp's water releases rose from 273.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 396.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hood Container Corp's chemicals reported fell from 9 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hood Container Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Hood Container Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 56% (1.5M lbs to 651.9K lbs).
Hood Container Corp: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Hood Container Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 56% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5M lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 1.4M lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 841.0K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 655.5K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 651.9K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 15 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.9M lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Methanol | 862.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 356.8K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 235.5K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 168.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 145.7K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 66.3K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 66.2K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 29.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 403 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 383 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 246 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Hood Container Corp in Humphreys
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hood Container Corp
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Scepter Inc, Matheson Tri-Gas-New Johnsonville Tn Branch, Occidental Chemical Corp (oxychem), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Westrock Cp LLC, Boise White Paper LLC, Hollingshead Materials (formerly Westrock Cp LLC Rock-Tenn.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hood Container Corp on cumulative reported pounds (5.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (15). Release-pound peers include Martinez Refining Co LLC, Imco Recycling of Ohio LLC, San Juan Generating Station. Chemical-count peers include Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc, Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant. 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).
- Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp Christiansted, VI · Petroleum 15 chemicals
- Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc Bristol, CT · Hazardous Waste 15 chemicals
- Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant Linden, NJ · Chemicals 15 chemicals
- Global Cos LLC Albany Terminal Albany, NY · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 15 chemicals
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, Hydrogen sulfide, Methanol, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Scepter Inc. Hood Container Corp stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Hood Container Corp TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hood Container Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waverly, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 7.6% of Humphreys TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Martinez Refining Co LLC (Δ 10.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hood Container Corp stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 51.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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