EPA TRI Facility · Food
Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc
Bessemer, AL
- Total releases
- 7.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc: how the 7.3K lbs splits
7.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 6.7K lbs 91.8%
- Water Discharges 356 lbs 4.8%
- Off-site Transfers 249 lbs 3.4%
Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc's 7.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 91.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 4.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bessemer, AL, in the food sector. It reported 676 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 7.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,447 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC - Bessemer Plant; US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC; Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co Inc; Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Alabama: Sabra Dipping Co LLC; Leprino Foods Co; Ice Cream Specialties Inc- St Louis; Actus Nutrition-Adell. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (91.8% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sabra Dipping Co LLC and Leprino Foods Co.
Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.3K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc reports the 979th-largest volume (7.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 98.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Sabra Dipping Co LLC and Leprino Foods Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 98.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc's total reported releases fell from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 676 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc's air releases fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 616 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3993.3× more than the comparison
33% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 61% (1.7K lbs to 676 lbs).
Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 61% from 2019 to 2023). 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 676 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 7.2K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 143 lbs | - |
Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC - Bessemer Plant, US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC, Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Sabra Dipping Co LLC, Leprino Foods Co, Ice Cream Specialties Inc- St Louis.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (7.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include American Polymers Corp DBA Polycoat Products, Whitehead Die Casting Inc, Mplx Terminals LLC - Flint Mi Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- American Polymers Corp DBA Polycoat Products Santa Fe Springs, CA · Chemicals 7.3K lbs reported
- Whitehead Die Casting Inc Gainesville, GA · Primary Metals 7.3K lbs reported
- Mplx Terminals LLC - Flint Mi Terminal Mount Morris, MI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 7.3K lbs reported
- Jacobs Manufacturing Corp Grove, OK · Plastics and Rubber 7.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC - Bessemer Plant. Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bessemer, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311613 · Food. 0.0% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Polymers Corp DBA Polycoat Products (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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