EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Gp Big Island LLC
Big Island, VA · Parent: Koch Inc.
- Total releases
- 2.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Gp Big Island LLC: how the 2.4M lbs splits
2.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.9M lbs 76.9%
- Water Discharges 313.5K lbs 12.8%
- Land Disposal 249.5K lbs 10.2%
Gp Big Island LLC's 2.4M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 76.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 12.8%. 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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Gp Big Island LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Big Island, VA, in the paper sector. It reported 508.9K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 2.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 751 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Gp Big Island LLC is pounds #15 and chemical-count #31 at 2.4M lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Munters Corp; Norcraft Cos; Munters; Cooper Steel of Virginia. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Virginia: Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro; Georgia-Pacific Wauna LLC; Cosmo Specialty Fibers Inc.; Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill. Other Koch Inc. sites in this extract: Alabama River Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC; Foley Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Acetaldehyde; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Manganese compounds.
Gp Big Island LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (76.9% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro and Georgia-Pacific Wauna LLC.
Gp Big Island LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.4M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gp Big Island LLC inside Bedford's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Gp Big Island LLC reports the 94th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 83.5% of every pound reported in Bedford. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 61.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro and Georgia-Pacific Wauna LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Bedford's reported pounds (2.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Gp Big Island LLC's total reported releases rose from 460.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 508.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gp Big Island LLC's water releases rose from 29.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 87.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gp Big Island LLC's chemicals reported rose from 8 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gp Big Island LLC's air releases fell from 372.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 361.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Gp Big Island LLC Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Gp Big Island LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
221891.9× more than the comparison
2.3× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Gp Big Island LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 8% (472.7K lbs to 508.9K lbs).
Gp Big Island LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows Gp Big Island LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 8% 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 | 472.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 507.0K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 492.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 460.1K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 508.9K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.5M lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 270.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 269.1K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 264.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 72.8K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 50.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 48 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 2 lbs | - |
Gp Big Island LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gp Big Island LLC
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Munters Corp, Norcraft Cos, Munters, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro, Georgia-Pacific Wauna LLC, Cosmo Specialty Fibers Inc..
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gp Big Island LLC on cumulative reported pounds (2.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Southwest Cheese LLC, Pacificorp Energy-Huntington Plant, Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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.
- Southwest Cheese LLC Clovis, NM · Food 2.4M lbs reported
- Pacificorp Energy-Huntington Plant Huntington, UT · Electric Utilities 2.4M lbs reported
- Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro Riceboro, GA · Paper 2.4M lbs reported
- Oge Energy Corp River Valley Generating Station Panama, OK · Electric Utilities 2.4M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Koch Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Alabama River Cellulose LLC, Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC, Foley Cellulose LLC.
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, Acetaldehyde, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Munters Corp. Gp Big Island LLC stamps HEAVY 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 Gp Big Island LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gp Big Island LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Big Island, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 83.5% of Bedford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Southwest Cheese LLC (Δ 7.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gp Big Island LLC stamps HEAVY 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