EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Greif Packaging LLC
Amherst, VA · Parent: Greif Inc
- Total releases
- 1.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Greif Packaging LLC: how the 1.8M lbs splits
1.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.7M lbs 94.2%
- Water Discharges 103.1K lbs 5.8%
Greif Packaging LLC's 1.8M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.2% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 5.8%. 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
Greif Packaging LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Amherst, VA, in the paper sector. It reported 341.5K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 1.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 924 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. Greif Packaging LLC is pounds #17 and chemical-count #72 at 1.8M 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: Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc.; Cooper Steel of Virginia; Certainteed / Seven Hills Paperboard LLC; Griffin Pipe Products Co. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Virginia: Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant; Shurtape Technologies LLC - Hickory Tape Plant; North Pacific Paper Co LLC Longview; Boise White Paper LLC. Other Greif Inc sites in this extract: Greif Packaging LLC; Greif Packaging LLC; Greif Packaging LLC; Greif Industrial Packaging & Services. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Acetaldehyde; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Lead.
Greif Packaging LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.2% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant and Shurtape Technologies LLC - Hickory Tape Plant.
Greif Packaging LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.8M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Greif Packaging LLC inside Amherst's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Greif Packaging LLC reports the 98th-largest volume (1.8M lbs). This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Amherst. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 81.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant and Shurtape Technologies LLC - Hickory Tape Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Amherst's reported pounds (1.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Greif Packaging LLC's total reported releases rose from 328.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 341.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Greif Packaging LLC's water releases fell from 2.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Greif Packaging LLC's air releases rose from 326.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 339.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Greif Packaging LLC Form-R facts
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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 Greif Packaging LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 7% (319.6K lbs to 341.5K lbs).
Greif Packaging LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Greif Packaging LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 7% 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 | 319.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 420.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 355.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 328.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 341.5K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.4M lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 218.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 103.1K lbs | - |
| Lead | 23 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Greif Packaging LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Greif Packaging LLC
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc., Cooper Steel of Virginia, Certainteed / Seven Hills Paperboard LLC, 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. Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant, Shurtape Technologies LLC - Hickory Tape Plant, North Pacific Paper Co LLC Longview.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Greif Packaging LLC on cumulative reported pounds (1.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant, Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc. Re: Bishopville Sc Facility, Nucor Steel Kankakee Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant Fernandina Beach, FL · Paper 1.8M lbs reported
- Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc. Re: Bishopville Sc Facility Bishopville, SC · Fabricated Metals 1.8M lbs reported
- Nucor Steel Kankakee Inc Bourbonnais, IL · Primary Metals 1.8M lbs reported
- American Synthetic Rubber Co Louisville, KY · Chemicals 1.8M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Methanol, Acetaldehyde, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead; nearby reporters include Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc.. Greif Packaging 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 Greif Packaging LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Greif Packaging LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Amherst, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322110 · Paper. more than 99.9% of Amherst TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant (Δ 1.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Greif Packaging 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