Flint River (Oglethorpe), Georgia, Cellulose Fibers Mill
The environmental management system at this mill is registered to ISO 14001. This
mill is certified to the SFI Certified Sourcing standard, the SFI, PEFC, and FSC Chain of Custody standards (an FSC Chain of Custody-certified product is currently not available), and the FSC Controlled Wood standard. Certificates
are available for each standard by clicking on the hyperlinks provided.
Mill Data
Per ton of production
| Category |
Indicator |
2011 Performance |
| Air emissions |
Nitrogen oxide compounds (pounds) |
5.0 |
| Particulate matter (pounds) |
1.7 |
| Sulfur oxide compounds (pounds) |
1.2 |
| Total reduced sulfur (pounds) |
0.06 |
| Water quality |
Wastewater discharged (thousands of gallons) |
6.8 |
| Total suspended solids (pounds) |
2.3 |
| Biochemical oxygen demand (pounds) |
1.8 |
| Adsorbable organic halides (AOX) (pounds) |
0.19 |
| Residuals management |
Landfilled or lagooned (pounds) |
65.7 |
| Beneficially applied to land (pounds) |
– |
| Other beneficial use (pounds) |
– |
| Burned for energy (pounds) |
4,900 |
| Disposed as hazardous waste (pounds) |
0.003 |
Last updated June 20, 2012
