EPA TRI Facility · Food
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant
Union Springs, AL · Parent: Continental Grain Co
- Total releases
- 24.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant: how the 24.6K lbs splits
24.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 13.0K lbs 52.7%
- Off-site Transfers 11.7K lbs 47.3%
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant's 24.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 52.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 47.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Peracetic acid.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Union Springs, AL, in the food sector. It reported 4.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 24.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,773 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: Rex Lumber Troy LLC; Southeast Wood; Dc Alabama Inc; Permacast. Similar-scale Food peers outside Alabama: Amick Farms LLC - Laurel Processing Plant; Phibro Animal Health Corp; New Dairy/select Milk a Borden Joint Venture; Hiland Dairy Foods Co LLC. 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.
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Union Springs, AL: 24.6K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 52.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Amick Farms LLC - Laurel Processing Plant and Phibro Animal Health Corp.
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
25K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% 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 LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant inside Bullock's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant reports the 775th-largest volume (24.6K lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Bullock. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Peracetic acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Amick Farms LLC - Laurel Processing Plant and Phibro Animal Health Corp.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Bullock's reported pounds (24.6K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant's total reported releases rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant's air releases rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant's off-site transfers fell from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 24.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 160% (1.8K lbs to 4.7K lbs).
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs 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 LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 160% 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 | 1.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 7.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.7K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Peracetic acid | 24.6K lbs | - |
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant in Bullock
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Rex Lumber Troy LLC, Southeast Wood, Dc Alabama Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Amick Farms LLC - Laurel Processing Plant, Phibro Animal Health Corp, New Dairy/select Milk a Borden Joint Venture.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant on cumulative reported pounds (24.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Feldmeier Equipment Inc, Bend Research Manufacturing, Reddy Ice-Phoenix (203). 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.
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 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 Rex Lumber Troy LLC. Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs 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.
Use and verify this record
This Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs 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 LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Union Springs, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 100% of Bullock TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Feldmeier Equipment Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Union Springs Fresh Plant stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 52.7%). 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