Packaging Corporation of America

Rank in Toxic 100 Water Polluters: 28
Surface Water releases 2022 (lbs): 1,023,028
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2022 (lbs): 0
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2022: 462,531,627
Percentage of national total 2022 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.2%
EJ: Near Poor Share: 43%
EJ: Minority Share: 21%

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Facility Name	City	State	Surface water releases (lbs)	POTW transfers (lbs)	Toxic Hazard (quantity x toxicity)	Percent of total company hazard	EJ: Near Poor Share	EJ: Minority Share	EJ: Black Share	EJ: Hispanic Share	Split *
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL	COUNCE	TN	49,872	0	224,630,565	48.57%	42.3%	4.3%	4.0%	0.1%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC	JACKSON	AL	44,181	0	115,688,314	25.01%	38.3%	52.4%	46.0%	2.2%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC	INTERNATIONAL FALLS	MN	41,888	0	42,195,778	9.12%	27.0%	10.6%	0.9%	1.3%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL	DERIDDER	LA	293,212	0	30,895,400	6.68%	35.9%	13.6%	6.7%	4.3%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA	CLYATTVILLE	GA	20,951	0	22,796,259	4.93%	45.6%	32.9%	26.4%	6.2%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC	WALLULA	WA	84,973	0	17,159,933	3.71%	32.7%	29.1%	0.7%	21.7%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA	FILER CITY	MI	337,434	0	7,016,704	1.52%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA	TOMAHAWK	WI	150,517	0	2,148,675	0.46%	27.5%	10.7%	0.7%	3.7%

For explanations of most columns above, including the EJ Shares, see the technical notes.

Toxic hazard: Pounds of direct releases to surface water and pounds transferred to Publicly Operated Treatment Works (POTW's) reported in the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory for the year 2022, weighted by toxicity of chemicals. Weights are from the EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators project.

Quantity of toxic surface water releases and POTW transfers: Pounds of toxic chemicals released directly to surface water at each TRI facility or transferred off-site to a POTW, without weighting for toxicity or population.

* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's releases have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies for their parent company data, although the full pounds and hazard are displayed here.

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