EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant
Russellville, AL · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 194.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant: how the 194.5K lbs splits
194.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 110.0K lbs 56.5%
- Air Releases 80.3K lbs 41.3%
- Water Discharges 4.0K lbs 2.1%
- Off-site Transfers 265 lbs 0.1%
Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant's 194.5K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 56.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 41.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Russellville, AL, in the food sector. It reported 46.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 194.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,285 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Russellville; Certainteed LLC; B&b Roadway; Kith Kitchens LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Alabama: Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Wyoming Sugar Co; Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings Llc.. Other Jbs USA Food Co sites in this extract: Jbs/swift Pork Co; Jbs Plainwell; Swift Pork; Pilgrim's Pride Enterprise Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Peracetic acid.
Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Russellville, AL: 194.5K lbs across 3 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 56.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison and Saputo Cheese USA Inc..
Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
195K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant inside Franklin's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant reports the 367th-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 46.4% of every pound reported in Franklin. Scale peers outside Alabama include Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison and Saputo Cheese USA Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Franklin's reported pounds (419.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 41.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant's water releases rose from 774 lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant's off-site transfers fell from 250 lb in 2022 to 10 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant's air releases rose from 10.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant Form-R facts
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See how Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 194.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 10% (42.2K lbs to 46.3K lbs).
Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 10% 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 | 42.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 39.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 25.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 41.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 46.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 113.1K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 72.2K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 9.2K lbs | - |
Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant in Franklin
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Russellville, Certainteed LLC, B&b Roadway, 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. Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison, Saputo Cheese USA Inc., Wyoming Sugar Co.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (194.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Hearth & Home Technologies Inc Lake City, Abb Installation Products Inc., Linde Port Arthur 2. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Hearth & Home Technologies Inc Lake City Lake City, MN · Machinery 194.6K lbs reported
- Abb Installation Products Inc. Albuquerque, NM · Electrical Equipment 194.6K lbs reported
- Linde Port Arthur 2 Port Arthur, TX · Chemicals 194.6K lbs reported
- Cleveland-Cliffs Steelton LLC Steelton, PA · Primary Metals 194.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Jbs USA Food Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Jbs/swift Pork Co, Jbs Plainwell, Swift Pork.
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), Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Russellville. Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Russellville, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 46.4% of Franklin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hearth & Home Technologies Inc Lake City (Δ 37 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant stamps MID · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 56.5%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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