EPA TRI Facility · Printing
Southern Graphic Systems LLC
Sandston, VA · Parent: Southern Graphics Inc.
- Total releases
- 10.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Southern Graphic Systems LLC: how the 11.6K lbs splits
11.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 10.4K lbs 89.5%
- Air Releases 1.2K lbs 10.5%
Southern Graphic Systems LLC's 11.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 89.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Southern Graphic Systems LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sandston, VA, in the printing sector. It reported 813 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 10.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,658 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. Southern Graphic Systems LLC is pounds #187 and chemical-count #229 at 10.8K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ir Engraving LLC; Sterilization Services of Virginia; Power Distribution Inc.; Mechanicsville Concrete Llc-Airport Plant (oakleys Lane). Similar-scale Printing peers outside Virginia: American Greetings Corp; Lsc Communications / Reno N; Segerdahl Corp; Kodi Collective / Pontiac. Other Southern Graphics Inc. sites in this extract: Southern Graphic Systems LLC; Southern Graphic Systems LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Southern Graphic Systems LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (89.5% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include American Greetings Corp and Lsc Communications / Reno N.
Southern Graphic Systems LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Southern Graphic Systems LLC: Copper And Copper Compounds-led volume
Among the 144 Printing facilities in this database, Southern Graphic Systems LLC reports the 86th-largest volume (10.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper And Copper Compounds alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include American Greetings Corp and Lsc Communications / Reno N.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Southern Graphic Systems LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Copper And Copper Compounds at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Southern Graphic Systems LLC's total reported releases fell from 4.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southern Graphic Systems LLC's off-site transfers fell from 4.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southern Graphic Systems LLC's air releases fell from 184 lb in 2022 to 171 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Southern Graphic Systems LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Southern Graphic Systems LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 44% (1.5K lbs to 813 lbs).
Southern Graphic Systems LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Southern Graphic Systems LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 44% 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: Copper And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 748 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 4.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 813 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 11.6K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2 lbs | - |
Southern Graphic Systems LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southern Graphic Systems LLC
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Ir Engraving LLC, Sterilization Services of Virginia, Power Distribution Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Printing Facilities
Other Printing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. American Greetings Corp, Lsc Communications / Reno N, Segerdahl Corp.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southern Graphic Systems LLC on cumulative reported pounds (10.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Uniform Color Co, Harper Industries, Shelter Works. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Southern Graphics Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Southern Graphic Systems LLC, Southern Graphic Systems 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 Copper And Copper Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Ir Engraving LLC. Southern Graphic Systems 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 Southern Graphic Systems LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southern Graphic Systems LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sandston, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 323120 · Printing. 10.4% of Henrico TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Uniform Color Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southern Graphic Systems LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds. 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