EPA TRI Facility · Food
Shearers Foods
Phoenix, AZ · Parent: Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC
- Total releases
- 265 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Shearers Foods: how the 265 lbs splits
265 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 265 lbs 100.0%
Shearers Foods's 265 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Shearers Foods is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Phoenix, AZ, in the food sector. It reported 10 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 265 lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,499 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arizona's 288 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Shearers Foods is pounds #194 and chemical-count #249 at 265 lbs. Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc leads reported pounds (129.3M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (36.9M lbs, pounds #4). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: World Resources Co; Veolia N.a. Inc.; Ot Caljet LLC; Senergy Petroleum LLC - Phoenix Bulk Plant. Similar-scale Food peers outside Arizona: Dairy Farmers of America Kellers Creamery Div; Transpackers Services Corp; Sara Lee Frozen Bakery LLC; Schreiber Foods Inc. Other Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC sites in this extract: Wilsonart LLC; Wilsonart LLC Temple North; Wilsonart Llc-Adhesive Div; Durcon Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid.
Compare Shearers Foods with
Nearest reporters in Arizona
- World Resources Co Tolleson · 0 lbs
- Veolia N.a. Inc. Phoenix · 44.6K lbs
- Ot Caljet LLC Phoenix · 2.1K lbs
- Senergy Petroleum LLC - Phoenix Bulk Plant Phoenix · 3.7K lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Dairy Farmers of America Kellers Creamery Div (TX) · Transpackers Services Corp (NJ) · Sara Lee Frozen Bakery LLC (NC)
Shearers Foods stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 265 lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dairy Farmers of America Kellers Creamery Div and Transpackers Services Corp.
Shearers Foods vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
265 lbs 40th percentile higher than 40% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Shearers Foods in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Shearers Foods reports the 1,242nd-largest volume (265 lbs). Scale peers outside Arizona include Dairy Farmers of America Kellers Creamery Div and Transpackers Services Corp.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Shearers Foods's total reported releases fell from 255 lb in 2022 to 10 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shearers Foods's air releases fell from 255 lb in 2022 to 10 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Shearers Foods Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Shearers Foods stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
536.4× more than the comparison
80% less than the comparison
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 Shearers Foods releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 265 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 96% (255 lbs to 10 lbs).
Shearers Foods: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Shearers Foods year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 96% from 2022 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 255 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 10 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 265 lbs | - |
Shearers Foods · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Shearers Foods
Closest other reporters in Arizona - including World Resources Co, Veolia N.a. Inc., Ot Caljet LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 287 other reporting facilities in Arizona.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arizona - e.g. Dairy Farmers of America Kellers Creamery Div, Transpackers Services Corp, Sara Lee Frozen Bakery LLC.
Other Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Wilsonart LLC, Wilsonart LLC Temple North, Wilsonart Llc-Adhesive Div.
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 Nitric acid; nearby reporters include World Resources Co. Shearers Foods stamps TRACE 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.
Use and verify this record
This Shearers Foods TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Shearers Foods totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Phoenix, AZ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 311919 · Food. 0.0% of Maricopa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Firestone Polymers LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Shearers Foods stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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