EPA TRI Facility · Printing
American Packaging Corp
Columbus, WI · Parent: American Packaging Corp
- Total releases
- 48.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
American Packaging Corp: how the 48.0K lbs splits
48.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 46.4K lbs 96.7%
- Off-site Transfers 1.6K lbs 3.3%
American Packaging Corp's 48.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
American Packaging Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbus, WI, in the printing sector. It reported 16.0K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 48.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,206 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. American Packaging Corp is pounds #232 and chemical-count #134 at 48.0K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P; Ek Machine Co Inc; Fall River Foundry Co; Metalcraft of Mayville - Fall River. Similar-scale Printing peers outside Wisconsin: Circle Graphics Inc; Qg Printing II LLC; Qg Printing II LLC; Quad/graphics Inc. Other American Packaging Corp sites in this extract: American Packaging Corp; American Packaging Corp Site; American Packaging Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Certain glycol ethers; Ethylbenzene.
American Packaging Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.7% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 48.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Circle Graphics Inc and Qg Printing II LLC.
American Packaging Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
48K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Packaging Corp: Toluene-led volume
Among the 144 Printing facilities in this database, American Packaging Corp reports the 28th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 82.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Circle Graphics Inc and Qg Printing II LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of American Packaging Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 82.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- American Packaging Corp's total reported releases rose from 8.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Packaging Corp's off-site transfers rose from 3 lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Packaging Corp's air releases rose from 8.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Packaging Corp's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Packaging Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How American Packaging Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 48.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 44% (11.1K lbs to 16.0K lbs).
American Packaging Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows American Packaging Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 44% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 8.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 8.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 16.0K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 39.4K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 6.8K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
| Ozone | 0 lbs | - |
American Packaging Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Packaging Corp
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P, Ek Machine Co Inc, Fall River Foundry Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Printing Facilities
Other Printing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Circle Graphics Inc, Qg Printing II LLC, Qg Printing II LLC.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Packaging Corp on cumulative reported pounds (48.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Rainbow Fertilizer LLC, Mauser USA LLC Warren Facility, Commercial Brick Corp. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Rainbow Fertilizer LLC Americus, GA · Chemicals 48.0K lbs reported
- Mauser USA LLC Warren Facility Warren, PA · Fabricated Metals 48.0K lbs reported
- Commercial Brick Corp Wewoka, OK · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 48.0K lbs reported
- Boston Scientific Weaver Lake Campus Maple Grove, MN · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 48.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P. American Packaging Corp 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.
Use and verify this record
This American Packaging Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Packaging Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbus, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 323111 · Printing. 0.6% of Columbia TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rainbow Fertilizer LLC (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Packaging Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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