EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc.
Eau Claire, WI · Parent: Cascades USA Inc
- Total releases
- 104.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc.: how the 104.7K lbs splits
104.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 65.8K lbs 62.9%
- Air Releases 35.3K lbs 33.7%
- Off-site Transfers 3.6K lbs 3.4%
Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc.'s 104.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 62.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 33.7%. 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.
MID volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Eau Claire, WI, in the paper sector. It reported 20.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 104.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,487 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. Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. is pounds #156 and chemical-count #173 at 104.7K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: American Phoenix Inc.; Hutchinson Technology Inc; Veritas Steel; Eau Claire Co-Operative Oil Co. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Wisconsin: Cff of Avery Dennison (0243081207); Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics; Arclin Surfaces LLC; Intertape Polymer Group. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Certain glycol ethers; Ammonia; Polychlorinated biphenyls.
Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Eau Claire, WI: 104.7K lbs across 5 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 62.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cff of Avery Dennison (0243081207) and Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics.
Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
105K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. in the Paper sector extract
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. reports the 171st-largest volume (104.7K lbs). Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Cff of Avery Dennison (0243081207) and Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics.
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
- Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 26.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc.'s air releases fell from 10.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 269 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc.'s water releases rose from 14.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 104.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 83% (11.0K lbs to 20.1K lbs).
Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 83% 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 | 11.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 22.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 24.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 26.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 20.1K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 59.9K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 32.0K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 12.7K lbs | - |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 101 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. in Eau Claire
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Cff of Avery Dennison (0243081207), Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Arclin Surfaces LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (104.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Emerald Transformer Ppm LLC, Green Plains Otter Tail LLC, Air Products & Chemicals. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Emerald Transformer Ppm LLC Coffeyville, KS · Hazardous Waste 104.6K lbs reported
- Green Plains Otter Tail LLC Fergus Falls, MN · Chemicals 104.6K lbs reported
- Air Products & Chemicals New Castle, DE · Chemicals 104.7K lbs reported
- Drs Nis LLC Dallas, TX · Computers and Electronic Products 104.6K lbs reported
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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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Certain glycol ethers, Ammonia, Polychlorinated biphenyls; nearby reporters include American Phoenix Inc.. Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · 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.
Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Eau Claire, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 23.0% of Eau Claire TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Emerald Transformer Ppm LLC (Δ 38 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cascades Tissue Group - Wiscon Sin Inc. stamps MID · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 62.9%). 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