EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Sonoco Products Co
Sumner, WA · Parent: Sonoco Products Co
- Total releases
- 2.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Sonoco Products Co: how the 2.4K lbs splits
2.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 2.3K lbs 98.0%
- Off-site Transfers 44 lbs 1.9%
- Air Releases 3 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Sonoco Products Co's 2.4K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 98.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
LIGHT volume WATER pathway CARC-LEAN
Sonoco Products Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sumner, WA, in the paper sector. It reported 365 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 2.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,536 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. Sonoco Products Co is pounds #191 and chemical-count #187 at 2.4K 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: Western Wood Preserving Co; Superior Wood Treating; Pexco LLC; Milgard Manufacturing LLC Tacoma Pultrusion. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Washington: Kanzaki Specialty Papers Inc.; U S Gypsum Co Oakfield Plant; Intertape Polymer Group; St Tissue LLC. 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Lead.
Sonoco Products Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant WATER pathway (98.0% water discharges) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kanzaki Specialty Papers Inc. and U S Gypsum Co Oakfield Plant.
Sonoco Products Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.4K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sonoco Products Co: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Sonoco Products Co reports the 280th-largest volume (2.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 95.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Washington include Kanzaki Specialty Papers Inc. and U S Gypsum Co Oakfield Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sonoco Products Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 95.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sonoco Products Co's total reported releases fell from 431 lb in 2022 to 365 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonoco Products Co's water releases fell from 423 lb in 2022 to 356 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sonoco Products Co Form-R facts
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45% less than the comparison
75% 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 Products Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 49% (717 lbs to 365 lbs).
Sonoco Products Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sonoco Products Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 49% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 717 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 401 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 442 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 431 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 365 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Lead | 116 lbs | Carcinogen |
Sonoco Products Co · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sonoco Products Co
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Western Wood Preserving Co, Superior Wood Treating, Pexco LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Kanzaki Specialty Papers Inc., U S Gypsum Co Oakfield Plant, Intertape Polymer Group.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sonoco Products Co on cumulative reported pounds (2.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Douglas Finishing, International Casting Corp, Ok Foods - Muldrow. 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 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead; nearby reporters include Western Wood Preserving Co. Sonoco Products Co stamps LIGHT volume · WATER 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 Sonoco Products Co TRI extract (LIGHT · WATER · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sonoco Products Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sumner, 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: Douglas Finishing (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sonoco Products Co stamps LIGHT volume · WATER pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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