EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill
Wisconsin Rapids, WI · Parent: Verso Corp
- Total releases
- 47.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill: how the 47.3K lbs splits
47.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 47.1K lbs 99.7%
- Off-site Transfers 159 lbs 0.3%
Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill's 47.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.3%. 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, in the paper sector. It reported 16.6K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2020, and 47.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 6,242 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. Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill is pounds #234 and chemical-count #135 at 47.3K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sonoco Wisconsin Rapids; Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill; Water Quality Center; Ecc Corrosion Inc.. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Wisconsin: O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments; Graphic Packaging International LLC; 3M Co - Hartford City; Graphic Packaging International LLC. Other Verso Corp sites in this extract: Verso Luke LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Acetaldehyde; Formaldehyde; Lead compounds.
Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 47.3K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments and Graphic Packaging International LLC.
Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
47K 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
Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill: Methanol-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill reports the 200th-largest volume (47.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 90.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments and Graphic Packaging International LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 90.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 47.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 46% (30.7K lbs to 16.6K lbs).
Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 46% 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 | 30.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 16.6K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 42.7K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 2.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 1.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 158 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 2 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Sonoco Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill, Water Quality Center, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments, Graphic Packaging International LLC, 3M Co - Hartford City.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill on cumulative reported pounds (47.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Cloverland Farms Dairy, Interplastic Corp, Vibram 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Verso Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Verso Luke 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, Acetaldehyde, Formaldehyde, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Sonoco Wisconsin Rapids. Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
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This Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wisconsin Rapids, WI, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 0.6% of Wood TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cloverland Farms Dairy (Δ 33 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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