EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Sonoco Richmond
Richmond, VA · Parent: Sonoco Products Co
- Total releases
- 924 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sonoco Richmond: how the 1.5K lbs splits
1.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.5K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 2 lbs 0.1%
Sonoco Richmond's 1.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Sonoco Richmond is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Richmond, VA, in the paper sector. It reported 577 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 924 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 13,973 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. Sonoco Richmond is pounds #270 and chemical-count #364 at 924 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: Tcs Materials Richmond Plant; Brenntag Mid-South Inc.; Carpenter Co Richmond Plant; Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Virginia: Liberty Paper Inc; Box-Board Products; Westrock Container LLC; Jackson Paper Manufacturing. Other Sonoco Products Co sites in this extract: Sonoco Products Co; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Sonoco Richmond stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 924 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Liberty Paper Inc and Box-Board Products.
Sonoco Richmond vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
924 lbs 46th percentile higher than 46% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sonoco Richmond in the Paper sector extract
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Sonoco Richmond reports the 296th-largest volume (924 lbs). Scale peers outside Virginia include Liberty Paper Inc and Box-Board Products.
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
- Sonoco Richmond's total reported releases rose from 35 lb in 2022 to 577 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonoco Richmond's off-site transfers rose from 35 lb in 2022 to 577 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sonoco Richmond Form-R facts
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50% less 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 Sonoco Richmond releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 310% (141 lbs to 577 lbs).
Sonoco Richmond: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Sonoco Richmond year-over-year reported totals (increased by 310% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 141 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 148 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 23 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 35 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 577 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 577 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
Sonoco Richmond · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sonoco Richmond
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Tcs Materials Richmond Plant, Brenntag Mid-South Inc., Carpenter Co Richmond Plant, 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. Liberty Paper Inc, Box-Board Products, Westrock Container LLC.
Other Sonoco Products Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sonoco Products Co, Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC, Sonoco Metal Packaging 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 Lead; nearby reporters include Tcs Materials Richmond Plant. Sonoco Richmond stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Sonoco Richmond TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sonoco Richmond totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Richmond, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 322130 · Paper. 0.1% of Richmond TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Vulcan Global Manufacturing Solutions Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sonoco Richmond stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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