EPA TRI Facility · Food
Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant
Sylacauga, AL · Parent: Blue Bell Creameries LP
- Total releases
- 3.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant: how the 3.3K lbs splits
3.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.4K lbs 74.2%
- Air Releases 845 lbs 25.8%
Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant's 3.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 74.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 25.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sylacauga, AL, in the food sector. It reported 3.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 11,965 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. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Harrell's Coatings Solutions LLC; Harrell's Coatings Solutions LLC; Harrells Inc.; Synsus Private Label Partners LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Alabama: Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc St Albans; Ingomar Packing; Schreiber Foods Inc; Leprino Foods Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitric acid.
Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (74.2% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc St Albans and Ingomar Packing.
Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.3K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant reports the 1,072nd-largest volume (3.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc St Albans and Ingomar Packing.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (345 lbs to 0 lbs).
Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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 | 345 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 2.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant on cumulative reported pounds (3.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Frymaster, Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc St Albans, Etc Northeast Pipeline LLC Revolution Cryogenic Plant. 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.
- Frymaster Shreveport, LA · Fabricated Metals 3.3K lbs reported
- Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc St Albans Saint Albans, VT · Food 3.3K lbs reported
- Etc Northeast Pipeline LLC Revolution Cryogenic Plant Bulger, PA · Natural Gas Processing 3.3K lbs reported
- Granges Americas Inc Huntingdon, TN · Primary Metals 3.3K 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, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Harrell's Coatings Solutions LLC. Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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.
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This Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sylacauga, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311520 · Food. 0.0% of Talladega TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Frymaster (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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