EPA TRI Facility · Food
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant
Dothan, AL · Parent: Continental Grain Co
- Total releases
- 30.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Dothan, AL, in the food sector. It reported 16.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 30.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,248 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Qsi; Covenant Steel Warehouse; Smartlam Na LLC; Apec. Similar-scale Food peers outside Alabama: Gehl Foods LLC; Tyson Poultry Inc-Randall Road Cornish Plant/long Haul Truck; Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc; Byrne Cortlandville. 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; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant has reported 30.9K 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 off-site transfers, accounting for 73% 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, Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant reports the 722nd-largest volume (30.9K lbs).
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.
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 311615 (Food). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 30.9K lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 2 distinct chemicals. Largest chemicals by pounds: Peracetic acid; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
The dominant release pathway is off-site transfers at 22.5K lbs (72.8% of total volume), followed by air releases at 27.2%. Between 2019 and 2023, reported totals increased by 1145% - from 1.3K lbs to 16.7K lbs. The facility is operated under parent company Continental Grain Co alongside 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. Nearest other TRI reporters: Qsi; Covenant Steel Warehouse; Smartlam Na LLC; Apec. Similar-scale peers outside Alabama: Gehl Foods LLC; Tyson Poultry Inc-Randall Road Cornish Plant/long Haul Truck; Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc; Byrne Cortlandville.
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 Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open Qsi for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant's total reported releases rose from 2.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant's off-site transfers rose from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 30.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1145% (1.3K lbs to 16.7K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant - 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 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 16.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Peracetic acid | 16.8K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 14.1K lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Qsi, Covenant Steel Warehouse, Smartlam Na LLC, ordered by distance.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Gehl Foods LLC, Tyson Poultry Inc-Randall Road Cornish Plant/long Haul Truck, Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc.
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.
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 Peracetic acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Qsi. "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.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant. 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.