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ROCK-TENN CO

Quick Summary

  • Released 1 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
  • Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
  • Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.
  • Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.
Address
177 ANGELL STREET
BATTLE CREEK, MI 49037
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County
CALHOUN County
Industry
Manufacturing
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
322130
Inspections
7 · last Feb 7, 2025
Total Penalties
$0
Registry ID
110000408942

How This Compares

#653 of 692 TRI reporters in MI
#14,677 of 16,877 TRI reporters in Manufacturing

Ranked by most recent year's total TRI releases.

Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)

Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.

0
Air (CAA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
12
Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
0
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

TRI Toxic Chemical Releases

Annual pounds of each toxic chemical released to air, water, and land, as reported to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Carcinogen (♦) and PFAS designations are per EPA and IARC classifications.

Emissions Trend (2015–2024) -6% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 0
2016 0 -4%
2017 1 +9%
2018 1 +52%
2019 1 -14%
2020 0 -100%
2021 1
2022 1 +40%
2023 0 -41%
2024 0 +2%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Lead compounds 0 0 119

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Lead compounds 0 0 129

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Polybrominated biphenyls ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 1 1 156
Mercury compounds 0 0 1

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Lead compounds 1 1 135

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Lead compounds 150
Mercury compounds 1

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Lead compounds 0 0 103
Mercury compounds 0 0 1

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Lead 1 1 108 ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 0 0 1

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Polychlorinated biphenyls ♦ Carcinogen
Lead 1 1 58 ♦ Carcinogen

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Lead 0 0 52 ♦ Carcinogen

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Lead 0 0 49 ♦ Carcinogen

Waste Management & Recycling

How this facility manages toxic chemicals beyond direct releases — through recycling, energy recovery, and on-site or off-site treatment. Data from the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical Released Recycled Energy Recovery Treated

Off-Site Transfer Destinations

Facilities to which toxic chemicals were transferred for disposal, recycling, energy recovery, or treatment during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Destination Chemical Disposal Recycling Energy Rec. Treatment
COUNTY OF ST JOSEPH/SHERIFF
THREE RIVERS, MI
Lead compounds 118

Transfers to Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)

Toxic chemicals transferred to municipal wastewater treatment plants during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical Transferred (lbs) POTW
Lead compounds 1 BATTLE CREEK WWTP, BATTLE CREEK

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program Type Violation Date Return to Compliance Status
cwa Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit Dec 18, 2024 Open
cwa Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit May 28, 2022 Open
cwa Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error Jul 28, 2020 Open
cwa Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records Jul 28, 2020 Open
cwa Failure to eliminate or relocate industrial stormwater outfalls from identified sensitive areas Jul 7, 2020 Open
cwa Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance Jul 7, 2020 Open
cwa Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies Jul 7, 2020 Open
cwa Other noncompliance related to industrial stormwater discharges Jul 7, 2020 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation Apr 17, 2020 Open
cwa Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs May 21, 2018 Open
cwa Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error Jan 1, 2017 Open

Discharge Limit Exceedances

Instances where this facility's reported discharge monitoring results exceeded its permitted limits under the Clean Water Act. Exceedance percentage shows how far over the permit limit the discharge was.

Pollutant Violation Reported Limit Exceedance Period Status
Phosphorus, total [as P] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 1.14 mg/L 1.00 +14% Nov 2021 Open

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