EPA TRI Facility · Food
Cargill Inc
Guntersville, AL · Parent: Cargill Inc
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
Cargill Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Guntersville, AL, in the food sector. It reported 463.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 974 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant; Highline Warren LLC - Warren Southeast; Icd Melting Solutions LLC; Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant. Similar-scale Food peers outside Alabama: Lynn Dairy/lynn Proteins; Glanbia Foods Inc; Darling Ingredients Inc; Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C.. Other Cargill Inc sites in this extract: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Cyclohexane.
Cargill Inc has reported 1.6M lbs of toxic releases across 2 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. The facility operates in the Food sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 100% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cargill Inc reports the 129th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 48.2% of every pound reported in Marshall. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 82.1% of the total.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Cargill Inc files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 311224 (Food). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 1.6M lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 2 distinct chemicals. Largest chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Cyclohexane.
The dominant release pathway is air releases at 1.6M lbs (99.9% of total volume), followed by off-site transfers at 0.1%. Between 2019 and 2023, reported totals increased by 1626% - from 26.9K lbs to 463.4K lbs. The facility is operated under parent company Cargill Inc alongside Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant; Highline Warren LLC - Warren Southeast; Icd Melting Solutions LLC; Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant. Similar-scale peers outside Alabama: Lynn Dairy/lynn Proteins; Glanbia Foods Inc; Darling Ingredients Inc; Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C..
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Cargill Inc has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cargill Inc's total reported releases fell from 474.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 463.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Inc's air releases fell from 474.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 463.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cargill Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1626% (26.9K lbs to 463.4K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Cargill Inc - annual TRI totals
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What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 296.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 381.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 474.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 463.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 1.3M lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 294.1K lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cargill Inc
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant, Highline Warren LLC - Warren Southeast, Icd Melting Solutions LLC, ordered by distance.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Lynn Dairy/lynn Proteins, Glanbia Foods Inc, Darling Ingredients Inc.
Other Cargill Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Cargill Corn Milling, Cargill Inc.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include n-Hexane, Cyclohexane; nearby reporters include Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant. "Total releases" includes air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal, aggregated across available reporting years. Quantities are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. The presence of a facility in the TRI database does not by itself indicate a health risk. For site-specific health questions, consult your local environmental or health agency.
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What to do with this facility's data
From Cargill Inc, open Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant or Lynn Dairy/lynn Proteins next rather than reading rank alone.
- See whether releases reported by Cargill Inc are rising or falling over time (watch n-Hexane in the chemical mix). View trends
- Compare Cargill Inc with nearby reporter Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant before treating rank as risk. Open Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant
- Cross-check similar-scale peer Lynn Dairy/lynn Proteins outside Alabama. Open Lynn Dairy/lynn Proteins
Rank and named neighbors (Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant, Highline Warren LLC - Warren Southeast) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Cargill Inc. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.