EPA TRI Facility · Food
Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant
Decatur, AL · Parent: Continental Grain Co
- Total releases
- 14.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant: how the 14.6K lbs splits
14.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 8.3K lbs 56.7%
- Off-site Transfers 6.3K lbs 43.3%
Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant's 14.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 56.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 43.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Peracetic acid.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Decatur, AL, in the food sector. It reported 1.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 14.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,949 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: Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Decatur Prepared Foods; Applegate Fibers South; Toray Composite Materials (america) Inc.; Daikin America Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Alabama: Dairi Concepts; Frito Lay Inc; Peco Foods Inc - Batesville Processing; Tejas Industries. Other Continental Grain Co sites in this extract: Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Enterprise Fresh Plant; Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Danville Complex; Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dobson Fresh Plant; Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Pendergrass Fresh Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Peracetic acid.
Compare Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Decatur Prepared Foods Decatur · 47.6K lbs
- Applegate Fibers South Decatur · 21 lbs
- Toray Composite Materials (america) Inc. Decatur · 87.5K lbs
- Daikin America Inc Decatur · 779.1K lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Dairi Concepts (SD) · Frito Lay Inc (OH) · Peco Foods Inc - Batesville Processing (AR)
Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Decatur, AL: 14.6K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 56.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dairi Concepts and Frito Lay Inc.
Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant: Peracetic acid-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant reports the 871st-largest volume (14.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Peracetic acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Dairi Concepts and Frito Lay Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Peracetic acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant's total reported releases fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant's air releases rose from 619 lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant's off-site transfers fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 118 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant Form-R facts
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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 Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 16% (1.9K lbs to 1.6K lbs).
Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 16% 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: Peracetic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Peracetic acid | 14.6K lbs | - |
Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant in Morgan
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Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Decatur Prepared Foods, Applegate Fibers South, Toray Composite Materials (america) Inc., ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant on cumulative reported pounds (14.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Standardaero (san Antonio) Inc, Elantas Pdg Inc, Trialco Aluminum LLC. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Continental Grain Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Enterprise Fresh Plant, Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Danville Complex, Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dobson Fresh Plant.
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 Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Decatur Prepared Foods. Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Peracetic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Decatur, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 0.1% of Morgan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Standardaero (san Antonio) Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 56.7%). 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