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
AIR Form-R mix
Cargill Inc: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.6M lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 1.5K lbs 0.1%
Cargill Inc's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
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. 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: 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 stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lynn Dairy/lynn Proteins and Glanbia Foods Inc.
Cargill Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cargill Inc inside Marshall's TRI pounds
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. Scale peers outside Alabama include Lynn Dairy/lynn Proteins and Glanbia Foods Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Marshall's reported pounds (3.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
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.
Cargill Inc Form-R facts
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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).
Cargill Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cargill Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1626% 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: n-Hexane.
| 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 | - |
Cargill Inc · AIR-pathway site
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.
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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.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cargill Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Lynn Dairy/lynn Proteins, Glanbia Foods Inc, Sylvamo Ticonderoga Mill. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include n-Hexane, Cyclohexane; nearby reporters include Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant. Cargill Inc stamps HEAVY 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.
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This Cargill Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cargill Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Guntersville, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 48.2% of Marshall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lynn Dairy/lynn Proteins (Δ 1.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cargill Inc stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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