EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard
Tacoma, WA · Parent: Greif Inc
- Total releases
- 335 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard: how the 335 lbs splits
335 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 334 lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 1 lbs 0.2%
Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard's 335 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tacoma, WA, in the paper sector. It reported 46 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 335 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,255 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard is pounds #225 and chemical-count #273 at 335 lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Rainier Plywood Co; Associated Petroleum Products Inc; Arclin Surfaces LLC; Stella-Jones Corp. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Washington: Gold Bond Building Products - Pryor; International Paper - Henderson Mill; Sonoco - Hutchinson L.L.C.; Neenah Inc Neenah Mill. Other Greif Inc sites in this extract: Greif Packaging LLC; Greif Packaging LLC; Greif Packaging LLC; Greif Packaging LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 335 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gold Bond Building Products - Pryor and International Paper - Henderson Mill.
Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
335 lbs 41st percentile higher than 41% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard in the Paper sector extract
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard reports the 311th-largest volume (335 lbs). Scale peers outside Washington include Gold Bond Building Products - Pryor and International Paper - Henderson Mill.
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
- Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard's total reported releases fell from 62 lb in 2022 to 46 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard's off-site transfers fell from 62 lb in 2022 to 46 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard Form-R facts
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See how Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
98% less than the comparison
67% 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 Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 335 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 37% (73 lbs to 46 lbs).
Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 37% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 73 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 79 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 74 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 62 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 46 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 335 lbs | Carcinogen |
Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Rainier Plywood Co, Associated Petroleum Products Inc, Arclin Surfaces LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Gold Bond Building Products - Pryor, International Paper - Henderson Mill, Sonoco - Hutchinson L.L.C..
Other Greif Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Greif Packaging LLC, Greif Packaging LLC, Greif 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 Rainier Plywood Co. Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard 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 Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tacoma, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322130 · Paper. 0.0% of Pierce TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Shaw Clearfield LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard 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