Domtar Paper Co. facing lawsuit over “odor emissions”

Domtar Paper Co. has been sued in federal court over alleged “property damages suffered due to noxious odor emissions” from the company’s recycled packaging mill and wastewater treatment operations. The civil lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the Eastern District Court of Tennessee. The allegations center around already well-documented issues Domtar has had with odors associated with the mill since it reopened in 2023. After that reopening, Domtar began converting pulp from recycled cardboard into containerboard for the production of boxes or other packaging. The lawsuit claims that Domtar has inadequate emission control systems, that it has failed to properly maintain and operate them, and that the result has been ongoing noxious and offsite odors, invading private property.