EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Westrock Tacoma Mill
Tacoma, WA · Parent: Westrock Co
- Total releases
- 2.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 22
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Westrock Tacoma Mill: how the 2.7M lbs splits
2.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.8M lbs 67.3%
- Off-site Transfers 569.6K lbs 20.8%
- Water Discharges 326.2K lbs 11.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Westrock Tacoma Mill's 2.7M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 67.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 20.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Westrock Tacoma Mill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tacoma, WA, in the paper sector. It reported 494.9K lbs of releases across 15 chemicals in 2023, and 2.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 688 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. Westrock Tacoma Mill is pounds #8 and chemical-count #8 at 2.7M 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: Phillips 66 Tacoma Terminal; Rainier Plywood Co; Stella-Jones Corp; Pabco Roofing Products. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Washington: Water Quality Center; Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations; International Paper Co - Port Wentworth; Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC. Other Westrock Co sites in this extract: Westrock Virginia Corp; Kapstone Paper & Packaging Corp; Westrock Cp LLC; Agi Shorewood Group (multi Packagaing Solutions). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Manganese compounds; Ammonia; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Westrock Tacoma Mill is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Tacoma, WA: 2.7M lbs across 22 chemicals (5 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 67.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Water Quality Center and Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations.
Westrock Tacoma Mill vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.7M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Westrock Tacoma Mill inside Pierce's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Westrock Tacoma Mill reports the 88th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 43.9% of every pound reported in Pierce. Scale peers outside Washington include Water Quality Center and Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pierce's reported pounds (6.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Westrock Tacoma Mill's total reported releases fell from 654.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 494.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westrock Tacoma Mill's water releases fell from 87.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 52.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westrock Tacoma Mill's air releases fell from 408.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 315.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westrock Tacoma Mill's off-site transfers fell from 158.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 126.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Westrock Tacoma Mill Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Westrock Tacoma Mill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 11% (446.1K lbs to 494.9K lbs).
Westrock Tacoma Mill: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Westrock Tacoma Mill year-over-year reported totals (increased by 11% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 446.1K lbs | 19 |
| 2020 | 579.4K lbs | 19 |
| 2021 | 568.5K lbs | 19 |
| 2022 | 654.6K lbs | 17 |
| 2023 | 494.9K lbs | 15 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.3M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 344.6K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 326.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 203.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 152.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 135.5K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 69.4K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 57.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 56.0K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 38.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 36.7K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 30.5K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 16.9K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 8.9K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 5.6K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 515 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine dioxide | 239 lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 75 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 32 lbs | - |
| Catechol | 29 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 26 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
Westrock Tacoma Mill in Pierce
Nearest TRI Facilities to Westrock Tacoma Mill
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Phillips 66 Tacoma Terminal, Rainier Plywood Co, Stella-Jones Corp, 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. Water Quality Center, Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations, International Paper Co - Port Wentworth.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Westrock Tacoma Mill on cumulative reported pounds (2.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (22). Release-pound peers include Roy S. Nelson Plant, Water Quality Center, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence. Chemical-count peers include Seward Power Plant, Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, Envirite of Pennsylvania Inc. 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 Westrock Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Westrock Virginia Corp, Kapstone Paper & Packaging Corp, Westrock Cp 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 Methanol, Manganese compounds, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Phillips 66 Tacoma Terminal. Westrock Tacoma Mill stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Westrock Tacoma Mill TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Westrock Tacoma Mill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tacoma, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322130 · Paper. 43.9% of Pierce TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Roy S. Nelson Plant (Δ 2.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Westrock Tacoma Mill stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 67.3%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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