EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Inland Empire Paper Co
Spokane, WA · Parent: Cowles Publishing Co
- Total releases
- 21.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Inland Empire Paper Co: how the 21.9K lbs splits
21.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 21.8K lbs 99.3%
- Water Discharges 140 lbs 0.6%
- Off-site Transfers 22 lbs 0.1%
Inland Empire Paper Co's 21.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Inland Empire Paper Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Spokane, WA, in the paper sector. It reported 10.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2020, and 21.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 8,033 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. Inland Empire Paper Co is pounds #120 and chemical-count #118 at 21.9K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pyrotek Inc; Phillips 66 Spokane-Parkwater Terminal; Par Montana Spokane Terminal; Melcher Manufacturing Co Inc. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Washington: Pratt Paper (in) LLC; Graphic Packaging International LLC; Pratt Paper (la) LLC; Gold Bond Building Products - Anniston. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
Inland Empire Paper Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.3% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.9K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pratt Paper (in) LLC and Graphic Packaging International LLC.
Inland Empire Paper Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Inland Empire Paper Co: Methanol-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Inland Empire Paper Co reports the 231st-largest volume (21.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Washington include Pratt Paper (in) LLC and Graphic Packaging International LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Inland Empire Paper Co's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Inland Empire Paper Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Inland Empire Paper Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 13% (11.7K lbs to 10.2K lbs).
Inland Empire Paper Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Inland Empire Paper Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% from 2019 to 2020). 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 | 11.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 10.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 21.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 14 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 4 lbs | - |
Inland Empire Paper Co · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Inland Empire Paper Co on cumulative reported pounds (21.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Riviana Foods - Brinkley, Tippett Gas Plant, Messer LLC. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Pyrotek Inc. Inland Empire Paper Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
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This Inland Empire Paper Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Inland Empire Paper Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Spokane, WA, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 322122 · Paper. 2.9% of Spokane TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Riviana Foods - Brinkley (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Inland Empire Paper Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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